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Chapter 6, Solution 3.
Joint FBDs:

Joint B:
FAB FBC 450 lb = = 12 13 5 so FAB = 1080 lb T W FBC = 1170 lb C W

Joint C:
Fx = 0:

3 12 FAC (1170 lb ) = 0 5 13 FAC = 1800 lb C W

Vector Mechanics for Engineers: Statics and Dynamics, 8/e, Ferdinand P. Beer, E. Russell Johnston, Jr., Elliot R. Eisenberg, William E. Clausen, David Mazurek, Phillip J. Cornwell 2007 The McGraw-Hill Companies.