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ERIC Number: EJ691831
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2004
Pages: 5
Abstractor: Author
Reference Count: 2
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0020-739X
The Discrete Hanging Cable
Peters, James V.
International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, v35 n4 p608-612 Jul-Aug 2004
Using the methods of finite difference equations the discrete analogue of the parabolic and catenary cable are analysed. The fibonacci numbers and the golden ratio arise in the treatment of the catenary.
Descriptors: Mathematical Concepts, Mathematical Formulas, Equations (Mathematics)
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Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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