A plate of an unknown weight W is supported by three cables as shown. a) Draw an appropriate FBD and find the unit vectors for each force. b) For TCA = 416 lb, find the magnitudes of each unknown force.* c) What is the maximum weight that can be supported if none of the rope tensions can exceed 1200 lb? Hint: Use the fact that this is a linear system with one input

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A plate of an unknown weight W is supported by three cables as shown.
a) Draw an appropriate FBD and find the unit vectors for each force.
b) For TCA = 416 lb, find the magnitudes of each unknown force.*
c) What is the maximum weight that can be supported if none of the rope tensions can exceed 1200 lb? Hint: Use the fact that this is a linear system with one input.

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