The given answers are:
$AB = 15.59 \, kN \, (C)$
$AE = 8.66 \, kN \, (T)$
$BC = 15.01 \, kN \, (C)$
$BD = 5.20 \, kN \, (C)$
$BE = 4.04 \, kN \, (C)$
$CD = 7.51 \, kN \, (T)$
$DE = 6.35 \, kN \, (T)$
where C denotes compression and T denotes tension.
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