Question: A horizontal circular plate is suspended as shown from three wires which are attached to a support at D and form 30 angles with the

A horizontal circular plate is suspended as shown from three wires which are attached to a support at D and form 30° angles with the vertical. Knowing that the z component of the force exerted by wire BD on the plate is –64.28 N, determine 

(a) The tension in wire BD, 

(b) The angles θx, θy, and θthat the force exerted at B forms with the coordinate axes.


० Б0° 60° R 40°


0 60 R 40

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