document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=35105>Question 35105</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me . The problem is : If you hang a cable(like a suspension bridge) between two points, it may look like a parabola but it is not. What is the equation of a cable suspended between two points? Thank you for any assistance, my class is in about 11/2 hour and I don't know where to start. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The curve is called a catenary.  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "It's formula is y=a[cosh(x/a)].<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You would study the cosh in a college algebra course.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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