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they are kicking us out of the lab that we are working on this in but we will all go home and see what we can come up with and when we reconvene tomorrow we will probably post again. thank you for the help.

limits from 0 to 1, the minimization is what we are having trouble with if you have any suggestions

well we're starting with P.E.=mgh but m is distributed as the curve between the supports, and h is given by the equation of that curve as a function of x, which is what we need to find. we're using m="lambda" int(dx) the integral under the equation section in the original post is the one...

are you asking if i will as an example or if it is possible?

i'm not asking to have my homework done for me. that's just the problem, we have 4 of us working on this problem and we've had some ideas, we're just not sure how to start the problem because everything we try ends up not working. i could post the calculations we have done that didn't work i...

1. A uniform string of length 2 meters hangs from two supports at the same height, 1 meter apart. by minimizing the potential energy of the string, find the equation describing the curve it forms and, in particular, find the vertical distance between the supports and the lowest point on the...