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reply I understand a little bit, someone told me that I have to calculate the weight of the bars first, and I don't really know how to do it, but if someone can tell me how to do that maybe I can do the problem.

Homework Statement Assume that each member of the truss is made of steel having a mass per length of 4 kg/m. Set p=0 , determine the force in each member, and indicate if the members are in tension or compression. Neglect the weight of the gusset plates and assume each joint is a pin...

I have to do this problem for my statics class and I don't really understand I will really appreciate, if someone can help me. http://img834.imageshack.us/img834/9360/vn27.jpg