A cable hangs between two poles that are 70-ft apart. The two poles are both 40 foot high. Sag is observed in the middle of the cable 5 ft from the ground. Find the length of the cable. What is the working equation for a catenary forming cable? What is the computed constant a up to 4 decimal places? What is the catenary equation for the given problem? What is the general equation for length of the cable S?

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A cable hangs between two poles that are 70-ft apart. The two poles are both 40 foot high. Sag is observed in
the middle of the cable 5 ft from the ground. Find the length of the cable.
What is the working equation for a catenary forming cable?
What is the computed constant a up to 4 decimal places?
What is the catenary equation for the given problem?
What is the general equation for length of the cable S?
Transcribed Image Text:A cable hangs between two poles that are 70-ft apart. The two poles are both 40 foot high. Sag is observed in the middle of the cable 5 ft from the ground. Find the length of the cable. What is the working equation for a catenary forming cable? What is the computed constant a up to 4 decimal places? What is the catenary equation for the given problem? What is the general equation for length of the cable S?
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