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Catenary Radial Curve


CatenaryRadial

The radial curve of the catenary

x=t
(1)
y=cosht
(2)

with radiant point (x_0,y_0) is given by

x_r=x_0-coshtsinht
(3)
y_r=y_0+cosht.
(4)

See also

Catenary, Radial Curve

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Weisstein, Eric W. "Catenary Radial Curve." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Web Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/CatenaryRadialCurve.html

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