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I can change the sqrt[1+(dy/dx)^2] to cosh(dy/dx), correct?

Should i plug the equation of the wire into the length of the wire equation? Then i would derive the equation for the wire and then integrate the dl...

Homework Statement when a cable with non-zero mass is connected to a pole at both ends, the shape it assumes is called a catenary. it can be shown that for an electrical wire whose linear mass density is .9 kg/m strung between poles 30m apart(and making a 22 degree angle at each end) the...