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Homework Statement
A uniform steel plate 18 in. square weighing 87.8 lb is suspended in the horizontal plane by the three vertical wires as shown. Calculate the tension in each wire ((a)TA , (b)TB, and (c)TC).
Homework Equations
[tex]\Sigma[/tex]M=0
The Attempt at a Solution
both A and B are 9 in. from the x axis
C is on the x axis, so A and B have to be equal or it would rotate about x axis
A+B+C=87.8 or it would move in or out of the page