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A bag of cement weighing 325 N hangs in equilibrium from 3 wires as suggested in the figure. Two of the wires make angles 1 = 60 deg. and angle 2 = 4o deg with the horizontal. Assuming the system is in equilibrium, find the forces (tensions) T1, T2, and T3 in the wires.
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