try a link
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catenary
IF a thread is let loosely hanged under the infuence of →g where distance between the ends to which it is hoked is d and length of string is L then find the height?????????????????????????
( actually i want you to find the equation but since that would be axis dependent rather find the height)
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I had solved n found the solution myself although it took me some time and i wanted others to do the same.I wanted someone to try it himself without referring anything.(please dont give links to theories and let others try)
will this curve be a parabola? if yes,then the process is simple!
consider coordinate axes,take Y=kX2 ,and find the length of PARABOLA........using integration