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Basic hyperbolic identitiesAQA A-Level Further Maths: Mind map

Core identity
tanh
Rearranging

Hyperbolic identities

minus, not plus

cosh⁡2−sinh⁡2=1\cosh^2-\sinh^2=1tanh
Divide by cosh²
Factorising
Exam traps

Exam questions on Basic hyperbolic identities

  1. A real number xx satisfies sinh⁡x=34\sinh x=\frac34.
    Find the exact value of cosh⁡2x+sinh⁡2x\cosh^2x+\sinh^2x.2 marks
  2. A real number x>0x>0 satisfies tanh⁡x=45\tanh x=\frac45.
    Hence find the exact value of xx.2 marks
  3. Hyperbolic functions are defined by cosh⁡x=12(ex+e−x)\cosh x=\frac12(e^x+e^{-x}) and sinh⁡x=12(ex−e−x)\sinh x=\frac12(e^x-e^{-x}).
    Prove that cosh⁡2x−sinh⁡2x=1\cosh^2x-\sinh^2x=1 for all real xx.3 marks
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Written by the Exaim team, led by Shaun Daswani (Head of Upper Secondary, Improve ME Institute; MSc Financial Mathematics, Imperial College London; BSc, UCL) and Jason Daswani (operational lead, Improve ME Institute; LSE).