Question: Figure 1 As shown in Figure 1 , a box weighing 1 0 0 lb is suspended by a series of cables affixed to a

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As shown in Figure 1, a box weighing 100 lb is suspended by a series of cables affixed to a wall at \( B \), to the ceiling at \( D \), and to the ground at \( E \) and \( F \).
(a) Express position vectors \(\mathbf{r}_{\mathrm{AB}},\mathbf{r}_{\mathrm{AC}},\mathbf{r}_{\mathrm{FC}}\) and \(\mathbf{r}_{\mathrm{FA}}\) in Cartesian vector form.
(b) Determine the tension in cables \( A B \) and \( A C \) and express as Cartesian vectors pulling on \( A \).
(c) By using appropriate dot-product relationships, determine the angle between cables \( C F \) and \( C A \).
(d) Determine the moment of the force \(\mathrm{F}_{\mathrm{AB}}\) about cable \( C F \) and express it in Cartesian vector form.
(e) Express the moment determined in Part (d) in terms of magnitude and coordinate angles.
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Figure 1 As shown in Figure 1 , a box weighing 1

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