In Figure 11.3, the height, y, of the hanging cable above the horizontal line satisfies

Chapter 11, Problem 23

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In Figure 11.3, the height, y, of the hanging cable above the horizontal line satisfies d2y dx2 = k 1 + dy dx2 . (a) Show that y = ex + ex 2 satisfies this differential equation if k = 1. (b) For general k, one solution to this differential equation is of the form y = eAx + eAx 2A . Substitute this expression for y into the differential equation to find A in terms of k.

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