In suspension bridges, the main cables experience distributed loads, which can be transferred to the supporting towers and anchorages. Determine the cable's shape and tension. The cable is assumed to be flexible, inextensible, and with negligible weight for the analysis. Consider a small segment of the cable and draw the free-body diagram of the segment showing the distributed load and changes in tensile force. Next, apply the equilibrium equations and by substituting the horizontal and vertical forces and moments acting on the segment, a set of equations is obtained. Dividing each equation by Δx and by taking each limit tending to zero, a new set of three equations is obtained. Integration of the first equation yields the horizontal component of tensile force at any point along the cable. Next, integrate the second equation. Dividing it by the component of tensile force and substituting the value of tanθ, the expression for the slope of the cable is obtained. Finally, performing a second integration on the derived equation determines the curve of the cable.