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[parent] catenary (Derivation)
ChainCurve

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See Also: hyperbolic functions, tractrix

Other names:  chain curve
Also defines:  catenary

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Cross-references: tractrix, focus, line, straight, rays, catacaustic, normal line, length, radius of curvature, apex, coordinate, constants of integration, solution, separation of variables, differential equation, arc length, positive, angle, tangent line, point, plane, curve, equation, coordinate system, function, graph, parabola, arc
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This is version 21 of catenary, born on 2005-06-07, modified 2009-06-03.
Object id is 7146, canonical name is Catenary.
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Classification:
AMS MSC51N05 (Geometry :: Analytic and descriptive geometry :: Descriptive geometry)
 53B25 (Differential geometry :: Local differential geometry :: Local submanifolds)

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