A person P, starting at the origin, moves in the direction of the positive x-axis, pulling a weight along the curve C, called a tractrix, as shown in the following figure. The weight, initially located on the y-axis at (0, s), is pulled by a rope of constant length s, which is kept taut throughout the motion. Determine a differential equation for the path C of motion. Assume that the rope is always tangent to C.

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У4 (0, s) (х, у) УI S ө х