Need help collapsing a stadium (tension in crosswire supports)

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Homework Statement


I need to find the force of tension in 5 pairs of cross wire supports (10 wires total) 15-25 feet off the ground that support an average high school football stadium.


Homework Equations


Sum of F = Ft + ?


The Attempt at a Solution


I don't even know where to start... =[
 

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Wind forces have something to do with it, but there are also indeterminate forces arising from construction itself whose requirements for robustness might be more demanding than the wind forces.