Hyperbolic Functions and Their Graphs
Hyperbolic Functions and Their Graphs
The exponential definitions of the hyperbolic sine and cosine functions are \( sinh(x) = \frac{e^x - e^{-x}}{2} \) and \( cosh(x) = \frac{e^x + e^{-x}}{2} \). By adding these expressions, we find that \( sinh(x) + cosh(x) = e^x \) and by subtracting, \( sinh(x) - cosh(x) = -e^{-x} \).
Using the definitions, \( \tanh(x) = \frac{\sinh(x)}{\cosh(x)} = \frac{e^x - e^{-x}}{e^x + e^{-x}} \) and \( \coth(x) = \frac{\cosh(x)}{\sinh(x)} = \frac{e^x + e^{-x}}{e^x - e^{-x}} \). It follows that \( \coth(x) = 1/\tanh(x) \) because each function is the reciprocal of the other, based on their respective composition .
The derivative of \( \sinh(x) \) with respect to x is \( \cosh(x) \). Conversely, the derivative of \( \cosh(x) \) is \( \sinh(x) \).
For \( y = \cosh^{-1}(x) \), we equate \( x = \cosh(y) = \frac{e^y + e^{-y}}{2} \). Solving for \( y \), multiply through by \( e^y \) to obtain \( e^{2y} - 2xe^y + 1 = 0 \). This quadratic in \( e^y \) can be solved using the quadratic formula to find \( e^y = x + \sqrt{x^2 - 1} \). Taking the natural logarithm gives \( \cosh^{-1}(x) = \ln(x + \sqrt{x^2 - 1}) \).
The hyperbolic tangent function \( \tanh(x) \) is defined as the ratio of the hyperbolic sine and cosine functions: \( \tanh(x) = \frac{\sinh(x)}{\cosh(x)} \).
Starting with \( \tanh(x) = \frac{\sinh(x)}{\cosh(x)} \), thus \( \tanh^2(x) = \frac{\sinh^2(x)}{\cosh^2(x)} \). We apply the identity \( \cosh^2(x) - \sinh^2(x) = 1 \), leading to \( 1 - \tanh^2(x) = \frac{1}{\cosh^2(x)} = \text{sech}^2(x) \). This identity links hyperbolic tangent and secant, fundamental for calculus applications.
The derivative of the hyperbolic tangent function \( \tanh(x) \) is \( \text{sech}^2(x) \), derived from \( \tanh(x) = \frac{\sinh(x)}{\cosh(x)} \) using the quotient rule. The derivative simplifies as \( \frac{1}{\cosh^2(x)} \) or \( \text{sech}^2(x) \).
Starting from the definitions, \( \cosh(x) = \frac{e^x + e^{-x}}{2} \) and \( \sinh(x) = \frac{e^x - e^{-x}}{2} \), we form \( \cosh^2(x) - \sinh^2(x) = \left(\frac{e^x + e^{-x}}{2}\right)^2 - \left(\frac{e^x - e^{-x}}{2}\right)^2 \). This simplifies to \( \frac{(e^x + e^{-x})^2 - (e^x - e^{-x})^2}{4} \). Expanding both squares and simplifying, all terms cancel except \( 1 \), thus proving the identity \( 1 = \cosh^2(x) - \sinh^2(x) \).
For \( y = \sinh^{-1}(x) \), equate \( x = \sinh(y) = \frac{e^y - e^{-y}}{2} \), leading \( e^{2y} - 2xe^y - 1 = 0 \). Solving the quadratic, \( e^y = x + \sqrt{x^2 + 1} \). Hence, \( \sinh^{-1}(x) = \ln(x + \sqrt{x^2 + 1}) \).
Express \( \sinh(A+B) \) in exponential terms: \( e^{A+B} - e^{-(A+B)}/2 \) which expands to \( \frac{(e^Ae^B + e^{-A}e^{-B})/2 + (e^{A}e^{-B} + e^{-A}e^{B})/2}{2} \). These recombine as \( \sinh(A)\cosh(B) + \cosh(A)\sinh(B) \) using the definitions of sinh and cosh .




