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    Find the length of the curve y=cosh(x) between x=-1 and x=2

    Find the length of y=cosh x for -1 ≤ x ≤ 2.

    The length of the curve will be given by :

    = sinh x

    Length =

    Integral is given by :

    Therefore length = = .0528

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    The lengths of curves are found using calculus.

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