C 3 kN 20° T 16 kN 40° 8 kN 3.03 kN 5.05 kN 9.09 kN 7.07 kN

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Determine the magnitudes of the force T, which, along with the other three forces shown, act on the bridge-truss joint.

C
3 kN
20°
T
16 kN
40°
8 kN
3.03 kN
5.05 kN
9.09 kN
7.07 kN
Transcribed Image Text:C 3 kN 20° T 16 kN 40° 8 kN 3.03 kN 5.05 kN 9.09 kN 7.07 kN
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I have tried it but i resulted to "8tan(40) - C cos(20)tan(40) - C cos(20) = 3 however my final answer resulted to C = 2.148
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