An electric cable is hung between two towers that are 40 meters apart (see figure). The cable

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An electric cable is hung between two towers that are 40 meters apart (see figure). The cable takes the shape of a catenary whose equation is y = 10(ex/20 + e-x/20), -20 ≤ x ≤ 20 where x and y are measured in meters. Find the arc length of the cable between the two towers.


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Calculus Of A Single Variable

ISBN: 9781337275361

11th Edition

Authors: Ron Larson, Bruce H. Edwards

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