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Differentiating hyperbolic functionsEdexcel International A Level Further Maths: Mind map

Basic results
Chain rule
Products and quotients

Differentiating hyperbolics

sinh, cosh, tanh

sinhcoshtanhsech
Identities
Applications
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Exam questions on Differentiating hyperbolic functions

  1. The hyperbolic functions are defined by sinh⁡x=ex−e−x2\sinh x=\frac{e^x-e^{-x}}{2}, cosh⁡x=ex+e−x2\cosh x=\frac{e^x+e^{-x}}{2} and tanh⁡x=sinh⁡xcosh⁡x\tanh x=\frac{\sinh x}{\cosh x}, and sech⁡x=1cosh⁡x\operatorname{sech}x=\frac{1}{\cosh x}.
    Use the quotient rule to show that ddx(tanh⁡x)=sech⁡2x\frac{d}{dx}\left(\tanh x\right)=\operatorname{sech}^2x.2 marks
  2. The curve CC has equation y=xsinh⁡2xy=x\sinh^2x.
    Show that CC has exactly one stationary point.2 marks
  3. The function ff is defined by f(x)=cosh⁡2xx+1f(x)=\frac{\cosh2x}{x+1} for x>−1x>-1.
    Find f′(x)f'(x).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).