$2\mathrm{.}3)$ The cable stays $AB$ and $AD$ help support the pole $AC.$ Knowing that the tension is $120$ lb at AB and $40$ lb at AD $,$ graphically determine the magnitude and direction of the resultant of the forces exerted by the stays at A using $($a$)$ the parallelogram law and $($b$)$ the triangle rule.

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