Puzzle for you

[Thomas Klemm]

(08-17-2018 03:59 AM)Thomas Klemm Wrote:  Example:

\(h=3\)

\(s=4\)

\(x=4\cdot(\frac{4}{3}-\frac{3}{4})\cdot\tanh^{-1}(\frac{3}{4})\approx 2.27022850723\)

Just stumbled upon this video where the same problem (although scaled by 10) is solved in a slightly different way:
Can You Solve Amazon's Hanging Cable Interview Question?

Cheers
Thomas