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inverse hyperbolic sine function. So we can write: If we take point A to have x-coodinate 0, then C=0 because the slope at that point dy/dx=z is also zero (arcsinh 0 = 0). Thus we have: Now let’s isolate z: Now we finally have a first order DE in terms of y and x. We can easily solve it, And eq. 6