[2] The cable stays AB & AD help support pole AC, which is 2.5 m tall. The tension is 500 N in AB and 160 N in AD. Determine graphically the magnitude and direction of the resultant of the forces exerted by the stays at A using (a) trigonometry, (b) a graphical solution.

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[2] The cable stays AB & AD help support pole
AC, which is 2.5 m tall. The tension is 500 N in
AB and 160 N in AD. Determine graphically the
magnitude and direction of the resultant of the
forces exerted by the stays at A using (a)
trigonometry, (b) a graphical solution.
2m
1.5
T
25m
Transcribed Image Text:[2] The cable stays AB & AD help support pole AC, which is 2.5 m tall. The tension is 500 N in AB and 160 N in AD. Determine graphically the magnitude and direction of the resultant of the forces exerted by the stays at A using (a) trigonometry, (b) a graphical solution. 2m 1.5 T 25m
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