Rayquesto, I'm sorry I don't understand exactly what you're trying to do or how you're doing and why we need to find C first? Also, wouldn't the force in the y direction need to take into account the angle the string is making with the horizontal?
ehild, so then there are also two possible...
Homework Statement
Hi everyone, I've been stuck on this relatively very simple problem for quite a while now and even after solving I'm still getting two answers while the book only lists one.
Question: If block D weighs 300 lb and block B weighs 275 lb, determine the required weight of block...