Statics and Mechanics question, for Engg 205 at U Calgary.

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The discussion focuses on calculating the total force exerted on a 64-meter tall tower supported by three cables, each exerting a force of 2.52 kN. The user attempts to resolve these forces into their components using direction cosines but expresses uncertainty about the approach. The key takeaway is the need to accurately express the forces in terms of their x, y, and z components to determine the resultant force on the tower.

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The 64-m-tall tower is supported by three cables that exert forces Fab,Fac,Fad and on it. The magnitude of each force is 2.52 kN. Express the total force exerted on the tower by the three cables in terms of components.

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I've tried to split them into their components so that I take every triangle and try to find the direction cosines and times that by the total magnitute to find the x, y and z magnitudes but I don't think that's right.
 
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