Answer
The horizontal component of the force on the rod from the wall is directed to the right.
Work Step by Step
In part (a), we found that the tension in the cable is $~~T = 408.5~N$ and the angle of the cable is $\theta = 53.1^{\circ}$
Since the system is in equilibrium, the net horizontal force on the rod is zero.
Since the horizontal component of the force on the rod from the cable is directed to the left, the horizontal component of the force on the rod from the wall is directed to the right.
