Solving Implicit Function of Catenary in Mathematica

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The discussion focuses on solving the implicit function of the catenary defined by the equation k=cosh(k/sqrt(k^2-1)) using Mathematica. The recommended approach involves utilizing the FindRoot function with an initial guess for k. Users are advised to plot the functions k and Cosh[k/Sqrt[k^2 - 1]] to identify approximate roots before applying FindRoot. Specific examples include FindRoot[Cosh[k/Sqrt[k^2 - 1]] - k, {k, 0.6}] and FindRoot[Cosh[k/Sqrt[k^2 - 1]] - k, {k, 2}].

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I need to solve this implicit function of the catenary

k=cosh(k/sqrt(k^2-1))

how do i Do this in mathematica?
 
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FindRoot[k==Cosh[k/Sqrt[k^2-1]], {k,guess}]
Where guess is a guess of the answer.
 
If you do a :
Plot[{k, Cosh[k/Sqrt[(k^2 - 1)]]}, {k, 0, 4}]

You can get an approximate guess to use lurflurf's suggestion, for the two roots.
FindRoot[Cosh[k/Sqrt[k^2 - 1]] - k, {k, 0.6}]
FindRoot[Cosh[k/Sqrt[k^2 - 1]] - k, {k, 2}]
 

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