Help needed with a Statics Question: Load is supported by a Pulley and Cables

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What I did was split the problem into two separate summations based on x & y coordinates:

Tcos(25) - Tcos(55) - Px = 0
Tsin(25+Tsin(55) +Py - Q = 0,

Where Q = 1860

I initially got an answer of 2391N, but it keeps marking me wrong for said answer.

This is the free body diagram, (the previous question asked me to construct) that I am basing my work off of:

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Here is the question.
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Welcome, @MecEngPterois !

Could you show us your work in detail?

Think of the principle behind a bow and an arrow.
Is it easier for the hand to initiate the pulling of the cord than directly bending the bow?
 
The horizontal and vertical force balances on the pulley F should read:
$$T\cos{25}-(T+P)\cos{55}=0$$. $$T\sin{25}+(T+P)\sin{55}-Q=0$$
 

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