Question: A catenary cable is one that is hung between two points not in the same vertical line. As depicted in Fig. 3 . 2 a

A catenary cable is one that is hung between two points not in the same vertical line. As depicted in
Fig. 3.2a. It is subject to no loads other than its own weight. Thus, its weight (Nm) acts as a uniform
load per unit length along the cable. A free-body diagram of a section AB is depicted on Fig. 3.2b,
where TA and TB are the tension forces at the end. Based on the horizontal and vertical force
balances, the following differential equation model of the cable can be derived:
d2ydx2=wTA1+(dydx)22
Calculus can be employed to solve this the equation for the height y of the cable as a function
of distance x,
y=TAwcosh(wTAx)+y0-TAw
Where the hyperbolic cosine can be computed by:
coshx=12(ex+e-x)
Use either Newton-Raphson method, Secant method, and Fixed-Point method to manually
calculate the value of TA given values for the parameters w=10 and y0=5, such that the cable has a
height of y=15 at x=50. Please do explain step by step and the logic or process behind it.
A catenary cable is one that is hung between two

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