Gilbert Strang, Calculus, 3rd edition (Wellesley-Cambridge Press; MIT OpenCourseWare RES.18-001) §8.2 Length of a Plane Curve, #20 · Calculus · Applications of integrals

Which is longer between … and …, the hyperbola … or the…

Which is longer between $(1, 1)$ and $(2, \frac{1}{2})$ , the hyperbola $y = 1/ x$ or the graph of $x + 2 y = 3$ ?

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Gilbert Strang, Calculus, 3rd edition (Wellesley-Cambridge Press; MIT OpenCourseWare RES.18-001) · §8.2 Length of a Plane Curve, #20

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