Solved: When a flexible cable of uniform density is suspended between two fixed points

Chapter 9, Problem 25

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When a flexible cable of uniform density is suspended between two fixed points and hangs of its own weight, the shape of the cable must satisfy a differential equation of the form where is a positive constant. Consider the cable shown in thefigure.(a) Let in the differential equation. Solve the resultingfirst-order differential equation (in ), and then integrateto find .(b) Determine the length of the cable.z dydxzyx b 0y_b(0,

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