This is one of several challenges left for the community by Calvin's Hobbies. The curve that an idealised hanging rope or chain makes is a catenary. Image by Bin im Garten, via Wikimedia Commons.
Catenary example: Find the distance between the poles
The Hanging Chain (Catenary) Problem
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