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Wrapped hyperbolic cosine curve (r(t)=(cost,sint,cosht))

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For −π≤t≤π, this parametric curve closes with a corner on a unit circular cylinder. Its speed is cosht, so its arc length is 2sinhπ. The cylindrical surface between the curve and z=0 has the same surface area, because unrolling gives the integral ∫−ππ​coshtdt.

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