The Hanging Chain
HangingChain.html Say this prayer: it helps! St. Michael the Archangel defend us in battle. Be our protection against the wickedness and snares of the Devil. May God rebuke him, we humbly pray, and do thou most Heavenly host, by the power of God cast into hell Satan and all the evil spirits who roam around the world seeking the ruin of souls. Amen. Solving the physics problem pertaining to the hanging chain. (Krantz) * .... Differential Equations for solving physics problems. * .... have method that we know to solve these equations. So, what is the classic Hanging Chain formulation. What is all that mess below? Well imagine a metallic chain hanging in the middle under the influence of gravity. In architectural terms it's a very important structure and can be mathematically described. It is in fact related to the arch, but upside down. We analyze points A (the midpoint of gravitational attraction) and B (an arbitrarily set point) on the ...
Getting there
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