9 A chain or rope of indefinite length passes freely over

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9 A chain or rope of indefinite length passes freely over pulleys at heights y and 2 above the plane surface of Earth with a horizontal distance x2 x between them If the chain or rope has a uniform linear mass density show that the problem of finding the curve assumed between the pulleys is identical with that of the problem of mini mum surface of revolution