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Textbook Solutions for Calculus: Early Transcendentals

Chapter 3 Problem 3.646

Question

A telephone line hangs between two poles 14 m apart in the shape of the catenary , where and are measured in meters. (a) Find the slope of this curve where it meets the right pole. (b) Find the angle between the line and the pole.

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The first step in solving 3 problem number 646 trying to solve the problem we have to refer to the textbook question: A telephone line hangs between two poles 14 m apart in the shape of the catenary , where and are measured in meters. (a) Find the slope of this curve where it meets the right pole. (b) Find the angle between the line and the pole.
From the textbook chapter DIFFERENTIATION RULES you will find a few key concepts needed to solve this.

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Title Calculus: Early Transcendentals 6 
Author James Stewart
ISBN 9780495011668

A telephone line hangs between two poles 14 m apart in the

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