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This document contains the solutions to two classical mechanics homework problems. [Problem 1] The student finds the shape of a chain suspended by its ends under gravity (a catenary curve) by setting up the potential energy functional and using the Hamiltonian formalism to derive the general solution and determine constants based on boundary conditions. [Problem 2] The student derives an identity for the cross product of velocity and the magnetic field using index notation. They then set up the Lagrangi

Author

Matias Montenegro Mancilla

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EN