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This document provides examples of Fourier series and Fourier transforms. Some key points: 1. It gives several examples of finding the Fourier series expansion of functions and using them to evaluate integrals and deduce mathematical identities. 2. It covers half-range Fourier series, obtaining constant terms and coefficients, and using harmonic analysis from data tables. 3. It shifts to Fourier transforms, finding transforms of several functions and using them to evaluate integrals. It covers infinite Fourier transforms, Fourier sine and cosine transforms. 4. The document serves as a reference of techniques for representing functions using Fourier series and transforms, along with examples of applying those techniques to solve problems and deduce mathematical results.

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This document provides examples of Fourier series and Fourier transforms. Some key points: 1. It gives several examples of finding the Fourier series expansion of functions and using them to evaluate integrals and deduce mathematical identities. 2. It covers half-range Fourier series, obtaining constant terms and coefficients, and using harmonic analysis from data tables. 3. It shifts to Fourier transforms, finding transforms of several functions and using them to evaluate integrals. It covers infinite Fourier transforms, Fourier sine and cosine transforms. 4. The document serves as a reference of techniques for representing functions using Fourier series and transforms, along with examples of applying those techniques to solve problems and deduce mathematical results.

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Engineering Mathematics 3 17MAT31

MODULE - 1
FOURIER SERIES
1. Find the Fourier series expansion of the function 𝑓(𝑥) = ⃓𝑥⃓ in (-π, π), hence deduce that
𝜋2 1
= ∑∞
𝑛=1 (2𝑛−1)2
8
2. Obtain the Fourier series for the function 𝑥 2 in −𝜋 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 𝜋 and hence deduce that
1 1 1 1 𝜋2 1 1 1 1 𝜋2
(i) − 22 + 32 − 42 … … … … . . = 12 (ii) + 22 + 32 + 42 … … … … . . =
12 12 6

1 1 1 1 𝜋2
(iii)12 + 32 + 52 + 72 … … … … . . = 8

3. Find the Fourier series of 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 − 𝑥 2 , −𝜋 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 𝜋. Hence deduce that


1 1 1 𝜋2
− 22 + 32 … … … … . . =
12 12

−𝜋, −𝜋 <𝑥 <0 1 𝜋2


4. Obtain the Fourier expansion of 𝑓(𝑥) = { and hence ∑ (2𝑛−1)2 = 8
𝑥, 0<𝑥<𝜋
5. Obtain the Fourier series for the function
2𝑥
1+ , −𝜋 ≤𝑥 ≤0 1 1 1 𝜋2
𝜋
𝑓(𝑥) = { 2𝑥 and deduce 12 + 32 + 52 … … … … . . = 8
1− , 0≤𝑥≤𝜋
𝜋
−𝑘, 𝑖𝑛 (−𝜋, 0) 𝜋 1 1
6. Obtain the Fourier expansion of 𝑓(𝑥) = { Hence deduce 4 = 1 − 3 + 5 … …
𝑘, 𝑖𝑛 ( 0, 𝜋)

𝑥, 𝑖𝑓 0≤𝑥≤𝜋
7. Obtain the Fourier series expansion of 𝑓(𝑥) = { and deduce that
2𝜋 − 𝑥, 𝑖𝑓 𝜋 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 2𝜋
1 1 1 𝜋2
+ 32 + 52 … … … … . . =
12 8

8. Find the Fourier series expansion of the function 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥(2𝜋 − 𝑥) over the interval (0, 2π) and
deduce that
𝜋2 (−1)𝑛+1 1 1 1 1 𝜋2
= ∑∞
𝑛=1 𝑎𝑛𝑑
+ 32 + 52 + 72 … … … … . . = 8
12 𝑛2 12
𝑥, 𝑖𝑓 0≤𝑥≤𝜋
9. Obtain the Fourier series expansion of 𝑓(𝑥) = { and deduce that
𝑥 − 2𝜋, 𝑖𝑓 𝜋 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 2𝜋
𝜋 1 1
= 1− 3 + 5……
4
𝜋𝑥 ∶0≤𝑥≤1
10. Obtain the Fourier series for the function 𝑓(𝑥) = { and deduce that
𝜋(2 − 𝑥) ∶ 1 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 2
1 𝜋 2
∑ (2𝑛−1)2 =
8

2−𝑥 0≤𝑥≤4 𝜋2 1 1
11. Find the Fourier series of 𝑓(𝑥) = { .Hence deduce that 8 = 1 + 32 + 52 … …
𝑥−6 4≤𝑥≤8

4𝑥 3
1+ −2<𝑥 <0 1 1 1 𝜋2
3
12. Find the Fourier series of 𝑓(𝑥) = { 4𝑥 3 deduce 12 + 32 + 52 … … … … . . = 8
1− 0≤𝑥<2
3

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Half Range Fourier Series

13. Obtain the half range cosine series for the function 𝑓(𝑥) = (𝑥 − 1)2 in the interval 0 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 1 and
1 1 1
hence Show That 𝜋 2 = 8 {12 + 32 + 52 … … … }
1 1
− 𝑥 𝑖𝑛 0 < 𝑥 < 2
4
14. Find the Half Range Cosine Series 𝑓(𝑥) = { 3 1
𝑥−4 𝑖𝑛 <𝑥<1
2
15. Find the Half Range Cosine Series of 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥(𝜋 − 𝑥) in 0 < 𝑥 < 𝜋 or 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥(𝑙 − 𝑥)𝑖𝑛0 ≤
𝑥≤𝑙
16. Expand 𝑓(𝑥) = 2𝑥 − 1 on a Cosine half range Fourier series in 0 < 𝑥 < 1
𝜋
𝑥 𝑖𝑓 0 < 𝑥 < 2
17. Find the Half Range Fourier sine Series of 𝑓(𝑥) = { 𝜋
𝜋 − 𝑥 𝑖𝑓 <𝑥<𝜋
2

Harmonic Analysis:-

18. Obtain the constant term and coefficients of first cosine and sine terms in the expansion of y from
the following table
X 0 60° 120° 180° 240° 300° 360°
Y 7.9 7.2 3.6 0.5 0.9 6.8 7.9

19. Obtain 𝑎0 , 𝑎1 , 𝑏1 in the Fourier expansion of y, using harmonic analysis for the data given.

X 0 1 2 3 4 5
Y 9 18 24 28 26 20
20. Compute the constant term and the first two harmonics in the Fourier series of f(x) given by
the following table
X 0 1 2 3 4 5
f(x) 4 8 15 7 6 2

21. Obtain the constant term and coefficients of sin θ and sine 2θ in the Fourier expansion of y from the
following table
𝜃° 0 60 120 180 240 300 360
Y 0 9.2 14.4 17.8 17.3 11.7 0

22. The following table gives the variations of periodic current over a period
t(sec) : 0 𝑇⁄ 𝑇⁄ 𝑇⁄ 2𝑇⁄ 5𝑇⁄ 𝑇
6 3 2 3 6
A(amp): 1.98 1.30 1.05 1.30 -0.88 -0.25 1.98
Show that there is a direct current part of 0.75amp in the variable current and obtain the amplitude
of the 1stharmonic

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MODULE - 2
FOURIER TRANSFORMS
Infinite Fourier Transform
1 − 𝑥 2 𝑓𝑜𝑟|𝑥| ≤ 1
1. Find the Fourier Transform of 𝑓(𝑥) = {
0𝑓𝑜𝑟|𝑥| > 1
∞ 𝑐𝑜𝑠 𝑥𝑡
2. Find the Fourier Transform of 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑒 −|𝑥| and hence evaluate ∫0 1+𝑡 2 𝑑𝑡
1𝑓𝑜𝑟|𝑥| ≤ 𝑎
3. Find the Fourier Transform of 𝑓(𝑥) = { and hence
0𝑓𝑜𝑟|𝑥| > 𝑎
∞ 𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝑥
evaluate ∫0 𝑥 𝑑𝑥.
1𝑓𝑜𝑟|𝑥| ≤ 1
4. Find the Fourier Transform of 𝑓(𝑥) = { and hence
0𝑓𝑜𝑟 |𝑥| > 1
∞ 𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝑥
evaluate ∫0 𝑥 𝑑𝑥.

Fourier Sine and Cosine Transforms:-


𝑒 −𝑎𝑥
5. Find the Fourier Sine Transform of 𝑥
4𝑥 𝑓𝑜𝑟 0 < 𝑥 < 1
6. Find the Fourier Cosine Transform of 𝑓(𝑥) = {4 − 𝑥 𝑓𝑜𝑟 0 < 𝑥 < 1
0 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑥 > 1
∞ 𝑥 𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝑚𝑥
7. Find the Fourier Sine Transform of 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑒 −|𝑥| and hence evaluate ∫0 𝑑𝑥 ,m > 0
1+𝑥 2
𝑥 0<𝑥≤1
8. Find the Fourier Sine Transform of 𝑓(𝑥) = {2 − 𝑥 1 ≤ 𝑥 < 2
0 𝑥>2
9. Find the Cosine and Sine Transform of 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑒 −𝑎𝑥 where a > 0
𝑠
10. Find the Fourier Sine Transform of 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑠2 +1
1
11. Find the inverse Fourier Sine Transform of 𝐹𝑥 (𝛼) = 𝛼 𝑒 −𝑎𝛼 𝑎 > 0
Z TRANSFORM:-
12. Find the Z-transform of (𝑖) 𝑠𝑖𝑛ℎ 𝑛 𝜃(𝑖𝑖) 𝑐𝑜𝑠ℎ 𝑛 𝜃(𝑖𝑖𝑖)𝑛2
𝑛𝜋
13. Find the z-transform of 2𝑛 + 𝑠𝑖𝑛 ( 4 ) + 1
𝑛𝜋
14. Find 𝑧𝑇 (𝑛𝑝 )𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑧𝑇 [𝑐𝑜𝑠ℎ ( 2 + 𝜃)]
15. Find the z-transform of (𝑖) 𝑠𝑖𝑛(3𝑛 + 5)

Inverse z-Transforms:-
𝟐𝒛𝟐 +𝟑𝒛
16. Find the inverse z-transform of (𝒛+𝟐)(𝒛−𝟒)
𝒛𝟑 −𝟐𝟎𝒛
17. Find 𝒛−𝟏
𝑻 [(𝒛−𝟐)𝟑 (𝒛−𝟒)]
𝟖𝒛𝟐
18. Find the inverse z-transform of (𝟐𝒛−𝟏)(𝟒𝒛−𝟏)
𝟑𝒛𝟐 +𝟐𝒛
19. Find the inverse z-transform of (𝟓𝒛−𝟏)(𝟓𝒛+𝟐)
𝒛
20. Find the inverse z-transform of (𝒛−𝟏)(𝒛−𝟐)

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MODULE - 3
STATISTICAL METHOD
Correlation and Regression:-
1. Obtain the lines of regression and hence find the coefficient of correlation for the data

𝑥 1 3 4 2 5 8 9 10 13 15
𝑦 8 6 10 8 12 16 16 10 32 32

2. Find the coefficient of correlation for the following data :


𝑥 55 56 58 59 60 60 62
𝑦 35 38 39 38 44 43 45

3. Find the coefficient of correlation , line of regression of x on y and line of regression of y on x;


given
𝑥 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
𝑦 9 8 10 12 11 13 14
4. Find the coefficient of correlation , line of regression of x on y and line of regression of y on x;
𝑥 1 2 3 4 5
𝑦 2 5 3 8 7
5. Find the coefficient of correlation for the following data
𝑥 10 14 18 22 26 30
𝑦 18 12 24 6 30 36

Curve fitting :-
6. Fit a straight line𝑦 = 𝑎𝑥 + 𝑏 for the data

X 1 3 4 6 8 9 11 14
Y 1 2 4 4 5 7 8 9

7. Fit a straight line𝑦 = 𝑎𝑥 + 𝑏 for the data

X 50 70 100 120
Y 12 15 21 25
8. A simply supported beam carries a concentrated load P at its midpoint corresponding to
various valuesof Pthe maximum deflection Y is measured and is given in the following table.

P 100 120 140 160 180 200


Y 0.45 0.55 0.60 0.70 0.80 0.85
Find the law of the form 𝑌 = 𝑎 + 𝑏𝑃and hence estimate Y at P is 150

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Fitting of a Second Degree Parabola 𝒚 = 𝒂𝒙𝟐 + 𝒃𝒙 + 𝒄

9. Fit a parabola of second degree given

X 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
Y 14 18 23 29 36 40 46

10. Fit a Parabola 𝑦 = 𝑎 + 𝑏𝑥 + 𝑐𝑥 2 for the data

X 0 1 2 3 4
Y 1 1.8 1.3 2.5 2.3

11. Find the best values of a,b,c if the equation 𝑦 = 𝑎 + 𝑏𝑥 + 𝑐𝑥 2 is to fit most closely to the
following observation

X 1 2 3 4 5
Y 10 12 13 16 19

Fitting of a curve of the form 𝒚 = 𝒂𝒆𝒃𝒙

12. Fit a curve of the form 𝑦 = 𝑎𝑒 𝑏𝑥 for the


X 0 2 4
Y 8.12 10 31.82

13. Fit a curve of the form 𝑦 = 𝑎𝑒 𝑏𝑥 for the data


X 1 5 7 9 12
Y 10 15 12 15 21

14. Fit a curve of the form 𝑦 = 𝑎𝑒 𝑏𝑥 for the data


X 77 100 185 239 285
Y 2.4 3.4 7.0 11.1 19.6
15. For the following data fit an exponential to the curve of the form 𝑦 = 𝑎𝑒 𝑏𝑥 by the method of
least squares
x 5 6 7 8 9 10
y 133 55 23 7 2 2

Numerical Methods:-
Regula-Falsi Method
16. Find the real root of the equation 𝑥𝑒 𝑥 − 𝑐𝑜𝑠 𝑥 = 0correct to 4 decimal places

17. Find the root of the equation 2𝑥 − 𝑙𝑜𝑔10 𝑥 = 7which lies between 3.5𝑎𝑛𝑑4

18. ind the root of the equation 𝑥 6 − 𝑥 4 − 𝑥 3 − 1 = 0in (1,2) correct to 4 decimal places. carry out
three iterations

19. Using the method of false position , find a real root of the equation 𝑥 𝑙𝑜𝑔10 𝑥 − 1.2 = 0correct
to 4 decimal places

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Newton- Raphson Method
20. Find the root of the equation𝑥 𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝑥 + 𝑐𝑜𝑠 𝑥 = 0 nearer to π, carry out three iterations upto 4
decimal places

21. Find the root of 𝑥 + 𝑙𝑜𝑔10 𝑥 = 3.375 near 2.9 correct to 3 decimal places

22. Find the root of the equation 3𝑥 = 𝑐𝑜𝑠 𝑥 + 1.Take 𝑥0 = 0.6Perform two iterations

MODULE - 4
FINITE DIFFERENCES
Newton-Forward and Backward Interpolation:-

1. In the given table the values of 𝑦are consecutive terms of series of which 23.6 is the 6𝑡ℎ term find
the first and tenth term of the series

X 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Y 4.8 8.4 14.5 23.6 36.2 52.8 73.9

2. A survey conducted in a slum locality reveals the following information as classified below,
Estimate the probable number of persons in the income group 20 to 25.

Income per day in Rupees ‘X’ Under10 10-20 20-30 30-40 40-50
Number of persons ‘Y’ 20 45 115 210 115

3. Use appropriate interpolating formula to compute y(82) and y(98) for the data

X 80 85 90 95 100
Y 5026 5674 6362 7088 7854

4. From the following table estimate the number of students who have obtained the marks between 40
and 45

Marks 30- 40 40-50 50-60 60-70 70-80


No. of students 31 42 51 35 31

5. Find the value of f(38) and f(85) using suitable interpolation formulae

X 40 50 60 70 80 90
y=f(x) 184 204 226 250 276 304

6. The area of a circle (A) corresponding to diameter (D) is given below

D 80 85 90 95 100
A 5026 5674 6362 7088 7854

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Newton’s Divided Difference:-

7. Construct an interpolating polynomial for the data given below

X 2 4 5 6 8 10
f(x) 10 96 196 350 868 1746

8. Determine f(x) as a polynomial in x for the data,

X 0 1 4 8 10
f(x) -5 -14 -125 -21 355

9. Find f(9)

X 5 7 11 13 17
f(x) 150 392 1452 2366 5202

10. Using Newton’s divided difference interpolation formula, find the interpolating polynomial

0 1 2 3 4 5
X
y=f(x) 3 2 7 24 59 118

Lagrange’s Interpolation and Inverse Interpolation

11. If y( 1 )=3, y( 3 )=9, y( 4 )=30, y( 6 )=132 find interpolating polynomial by Lagrange’s formula

12. Using Lagrange’s formulas find the interpolating polynomial that approximate the function
described by the following table. Hence find f( 3)

X 0 1 2 5
f(x) 2 3 12 147

13. Apply Lagrange’s formula inversely to find a root of the equation f(x)=0 given that f(30)=-30,
f(34)=-13, f(38)=3, f(42)=18

Numerical Integration:-

1 𝑥
14. Evaluate ∫0 𝑑𝑥 by Weddle’s rule taking 7-ordinates and hence find 𝑙𝑜𝑔𝑒 2
1+𝑥 2

1 𝑥 1 𝑟𝑑
15. Evaluate ∫0 𝑑𝑥 by Simpson’s (3) rule by taking 6-equal strips and by using
1+𝑥 2
3
Simpson’s(8) 𝑡ℎrule divide the interval into 3 equal parts hence find 𝑙𝑜𝑔𝑒 2, 𝑙𝑜𝑔𝑒 √2
5.2
16. Evaluate ∫4 𝑙𝑜𝑔𝑒 𝑥 𝑑𝑥 by Weddle’s rule taking 7-ordinates

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1.2
17. Evaluate ∫0 𝑒 𝑥 𝑑𝑥 by Weddle’s rule taking six equal sub intervals
6 1 1 𝑟𝑑 3
18. Evaluate∫0 𝑑𝑥 using ( i) Simpson’s(3) rule (ii) Simpson’s(8) 𝑡ℎrule (iii)Weddle’s rule
1+𝑥 2

x 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
1
f(x)=1+𝑥 2 1 0.5 0.2 0.4 0.0588 0.0385 0.027

5 𝑑𝑥 1 𝑟𝑑
19. Evaluate∫0 by Simpson’s(3) rule by taking 10-equal parts and hence find 𝑙𝑜𝑔𝑒 5
4𝑥+5

MODULE - 5
VECTOR INTEGRATION
Line Integral:-

1. Find the work done by a force 𝐹⃗ = (2𝑦 − 𝑥 2 )𝑖̂ + 6𝑦𝑧𝑗̂ − 8𝑥𝑧 2 𝑘̂from the point ( 0,0,0 ) to the
point ( 1,1,1 ) along the straight line joining these points
2. If 𝐹⃗ = 𝑥𝑦𝑖̂ + 𝑦𝑧𝑗̂ + 𝑧𝑥𝑘̂, evaluate ∫ 𝐹⃗ . 𝑑𝑟⃗where C is the curve represented by
𝑐
𝑥 = 𝑡, 𝑦 = 𝑡 2 , 𝑧 = 𝑡 3 , −1 ≤ 𝑡 ≤ 1
Green’s Theorem:-
3. Find the area between the parabola 𝑦 2 = 4𝑥 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑥 2 = 4𝑦 with the help of Green’s theorem in
a plane

4. Verify Green’s theorem in a plane ∮𝑐(3𝑥 2 − 8𝑦 2 )𝑑𝑥 + (4𝑦 − 6𝑥𝑦)𝑑𝑦where C is the boundary
of the region enclosed by 𝑦 = √𝑥𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑦 = 𝑥 2
5. Verify Green’s theorem in a plane ∮𝑐(𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 )𝑑𝑥 + 3𝑥 2 𝑦𝑑𝑦where C is the circle 𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 = 4
traced in the positive sense.
Stoke’s Theorem:-
6. Evaluate ∫𝑐 𝑥𝑦𝑑𝑥 + 𝑥𝑦 2 𝑑𝑦 by Stoke’s theorem where C is the square in the x-y plane with
vertices ( 1,0 ) , ( -1,0 ), ( 0,1 ) and ( 0,-1 )
7. Use Stoke’s theorem to evaluate ∫𝑠𝑐𝑢𝑟𝑙𝐹⃗ . 𝑑𝑠⃗where 𝐹⃗ = 𝑦𝑖̂ + (𝑥 − 2𝑥𝑧)𝑗̂ − 𝑥𝑦𝑘̂ and S is the
surface of the sphere 𝑥 2 𝑦 2 + 𝑧 2 = 𝑎2 above the xy-plane
8. Evaluate using Stoke’s theorem for 𝐹⃗ = (𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 )𝑖̂ − 2𝑥𝑦𝑗̂ taken around the rectangle
bounded by 𝑥 = 0, 𝑥 = 𝑎, 𝑦 = 0, 𝑦 = 𝑏
Gauss Divergence Theorem:-

9. Evaluate ∬𝑠𝐹⃗ . 𝑛̂𝑑𝑠given 𝐹⃗ = 𝑥𝑖̂ + 𝑦𝑗̂ + 𝑧𝑘̂ over the sphere x 2 + y 2 + z 2 =a 2 by using Gauss
divergence theorem
10. Using the divergence theorem, evaluate ∬𝑠𝐹⃗ . 𝑛̂𝑑𝑠where 𝐹⃗ = 4𝑥𝑧𝑖̂ − 𝑦 2 𝑗̂ + 𝑦𝑧𝑘̂and S is the
surface of the cube bounded by 𝑥 = 0, 𝑥 = 1, 𝑦 = 0, 𝑦 = 1, 𝑧 = 0, 𝑧 = 1

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11. Using the divergence theorem, evaluate ∬𝑠𝐹⃗ . 𝑛̂𝑑𝑠where 𝐹⃗ = 4𝑥𝑖̂ − 2𝑦 2 𝑗̂ + 𝑧 2 𝑘̂and S is the
surface bounded by 𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 = 4, 𝑧 = 0, 𝑧 = 3
Calculus of Variations:-
𝝏𝒇 𝒅 𝝏𝒇
12. Derive Euler’s equation for a variational problem in the form 𝝏𝒚 − 𝒅𝒙 (𝝏𝒚′ ) = 𝟎
𝒙
13. Find the extremal of the functional ∫𝒙 𝟐[𝒚′ + 𝒙𝟐 (𝒚′ )𝟐 ]𝒅𝒙
𝟏
14. Define a geodesic on a surface. P.T the geodesics on a plane are straight lines
15. Find the geodesics on a surface given that the arc length on the surface is
𝒙 𝟐
𝑺 = ∫𝒙 𝟐 √𝒙(𝟏 + 𝒚′ ) 𝒅𝒙
𝟏

16. Find the curve passing through the points (𝒙𝟏 𝒚𝟏 )and(𝒙𝟐 𝒚𝟐 ) which when rotated about the
x-axis gives a minimum surface area OR A heavy cable hangs freely under gravity between
two fixed points. Show that the shape of the cable is Catenary. (Answer is same for both
questions).

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