Hyperbolic Functions 1 of 5 Hyperbolic Functions in Algebra and Calculus
Hyperbolic Functions 1 of 5 Hyperbolic Functions in Algebra and Calculus
Hyperbolic Functions 1 of 5 Hyperbolic Functions in Algebra and Calculus
e x ex e x ex
sinh x cosh x
2 2
sinh x e x e x e 2 x 1 cosh x e x e x e 2 x 1
tanh x coth x
cosh x e x e x e 2 x 1 sinh x e x e x e 2 x 1
1 2 1 2
sech x x csch x x
cosh x e e x sinh x e e x
cosh 2 u sinh 2 u 1 ei e i
Note: if x = cosh u and y = sinh u, then sinh i
2
x 2 y 2 1 is the equation of a hyperbola
cos i sin cos i sin
2
i sin
sinh 2u 2 sinh u cosh u cosh 2u 2 cosh 2 u 1
cosh (s + t) = cosh s cosh t + sinh s sinh t sinh (s + t) = sinh s cosh t + cosh s sinh t
x
y sech 1 x iff sech y x y csch 1 x iff csch y x
1 1 1 1
sech 1 x ln 2
1 csch 1 x ln 2
1
x x x x
1 1 1 1
Also: sech x cosh Also: csch x sinh
1 1
x x
d d e x ex e x ex d
sinh x cosh x cosh x sinh x
dx dx 2 2 dx
d d
tanh x sech 2 x coth x - csch 2 x
dx dx
d d
sech x sech x tanh x csch x csch x coth x
dx dx
10. Recall that the derivative formulas can be used to obtain integral formulas, like
sinh xdx cosh x c
Hyperbolic Functions Page 5 of 5
12. Recall that the derivative formulas can be used to obtain integral formulas, like
1
1 x 2
dx sinh 1 x c
x 1 x 2
2
x2 1
1
1 x2