In the truss shown in the figure, member AC is an inextensible string, other members are rigid, and ABCD is a square with each side of length a. The maximum value of force F (in kN) for which the truss will remain in static equilibrium is _____ . (Rounded off to 2 decimal places)
Correct Answer: 199.95
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