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Given information

It is given that 

Compressive force  of  acts at each corner

Tensional force is Present and is denoted by  

The Tension makes an angle with the horizontal axis as shown in the figure 

 

 

Step-by-step explanation

Step 1.

The free body diagram of the segment is as shown below:

here  

are Tension force and compressive force respectively 

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