Question: Bar CABD is supported by a ball - socket at A , and by three cords, B G , C G , and E F

Bar CABD is supported by a ball-socket at A, and by three cords,
BG,CG, and EF, as shown, and a 38 lb force acts on it at D.
(This force is purely in the -z direction.) Find
(a) the reaction at A
(b) the tensions TBG,TCG, and TEF in the cords (magnitudes)
Bar CABD is supported by a ball - socket at A ,

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