Engineering mechanics question about weight/cables/pulleys

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Homework Statement


An assembly shown in the picture, GH , HK, HNL are three cables. the mass of box L IS 64Kg,
a) determine the mass of box K in order to make angle theta as 25 degrees
b) determine the reaction forces at supports G and N
c) calculate required cable diameter when tensile strength of the cable is 20MPaI can't seem to do these questions and its stressing me out because i could do it before but I've totally forgotten how to now. any help would be more than great!

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