Question: The weightless regular hexagonal object below is attached to a post and fixed to the ground at point A . The fix point is well

The weightless regular hexagonal object below is attached to a post and fixed to the ground at point A. The fix point is well-suited for tensile loading but is much weaker when shears or torques are applied. A1 N force directed at 60 counterclockwise from the x axis is applied at a corner of the hexagon at point B . A spring with Hooke constant k=5Nm and undeformed length l0=1m is attached at one end to the left corner of the hexagon at point C . Suppose the origin of the plane lies at the center of the hexagon at O .
Determine the following:
a) The force vector at point C which would eliminate reaction moments and reaction shear force at the fixed support at point A.(Shear force acts in the x direction).
b) The position of the other end of the spring (point D) which would apply the force vector determined in part (a). Note, Hooke's Law: F=kl.
c) The reaction force in the fixed support. Is the vertical post in tension or compression?
The weightless regular hexagonal object below is

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