At Joint A

compression



tension
At Joint C



compression
At Joint B


compression
From the FBD of the whole truss shown below


Solve for the reaction at support H




Thus,
compression
At Joint E


tension



compression
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Summary (Answers)
AB = 1732.05 lb tension
BE = 1154.70 lb compression
DE = 1154.70 lb compression
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