Magnitude of force exerted by cables on a tower

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The discussion focuses on calculating the magnitude of forces exerted by three cables on a 70 m high tower, with a known force of FAB at 2 kN. The x and z components of the vector sum of the forces are established to be zero. The user has determined the lengths and unit vectors for all three cables but is struggling to find the magnitudes of FAC and FAD. To solve for the cable tensions, it is suggested to sum the forces in all three dimensions, including those at the base of the tower, and set them to zero. This approach will provide the necessary information to calculate the unknown forces.
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Given the tower is 70 m high, and the force of FAB= 2 kN and the x and z components of the vector sum of the forces exerted on the tower by the 3 cables are zero. I have found the lengths of all 3 cables. I have also found the unit vectors for all 3 cables. I just do not know how to find the magnitude of FAC and FAD. I have attached a screen shot of the drawing and my work.
 

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The vector sum of all the forces on the tower has to equal zero. Write the sum of the forces in each of the 3 dimentions (including the forces at the bottom of the tower), and set them to zero. You should have enough information to solve for the cable tensions.
 
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