A man having a weight of 175 lb attempts to

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A man having a weight of 175 lb attempts to hold himself using one of the two methods shown. Determine the total force he must exert on bar AB in each case and the normal reaction he exerts on the platform at C. The platform has a weight of 30 lb.

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QUESTION:

A man having a weight of 175 lb attempts to hold himself using one of the two methods shown. Determine the total force he must exert on bar AB in each case and the normal reaction he exerts on the platform at C. The platform has a weight of 30 lb.

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First, we'll cut through the upper cables to determine the tension in them by equating sum of forces in y-direction to zero.

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