Question: To stabilize a tree partially uprooted in a storm, cables AB and AC are attached to the upper trunk of the tree and then are

To stabilize a tree partially uprooted in a storm, cables AB and AC are attached to the upper trunk of the tree and then are fastened to steel rods anchored in the ground. Knowing that the tension in AB is 920 lb and that the resultant of the forces exerted at A by cables AB and AC lies in the yz plane, determine

(a) The tension in AC,

(b) The magnitude and direction of the resultant of the two forces.

To stabilize a tree partially uprooted in a storm, cables AB

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