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102 Chapter 3. The integrati<strong>on</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> natural equati<strong>on</strong>s <strong>of</strong> a curve<br />

Then<br />

<strong>the</strong>refore<br />

and<br />

�<br />

y =<br />

α =<br />

�<br />

x =<br />

�<br />

sin α ds =<br />

Figure 3.3: The tractrix<br />

� �<br />

1<br />

ds =<br />

R<br />

�<br />

cos α ds =<br />

1<br />

(−a tan t) dt = −t,<br />

a tan t<br />

cos t(−a tan t) dt = a cos t<br />

�<br />

�<br />

1 + sin t<br />

sin t · a · tan t dt = a ln − sin t .<br />

cos t

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