A bag of cement of weight Fg hangs from three wires as shown in Figure P5.18. Two

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A bag of cement of weight Fg hangs from three wires as shown in Figure P5.18. Two of the wires make angles θ1 and θ2 with the horizontal. If the system is in equilibrium, show that the tension in the left-hand wire is T1 =Fg cos θ2 /sin (θ1 + θ2)
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