Solving Pulleys and Forces Homework Problem

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Homework Statement

An object of mass 12.5 kg hangs from very light pulleys as shown here:
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What force must be applied to the rope so that the mass stays at rest?

Homework Equations

Fnet = ma...

The Attempt at a Solution

I am really clueless when it comes to this question. I know the net force must be 0 because there is no acceleration occurring b/c it must be at rest. Please help.

 

[magda3227]

You are correct by saying that the net force must be 0, since the system will be in static equilibrium.
Try drawing a free body diagram for each pulley.
If you correctly label the tensions in the strings and sum up the forces in both the x and y directions, the problem will become much easier.