Section 6.9, The Hyperbolic Functions and Their Inverses

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Section 6.

9, The Hyperbolic Functions and Their Inverses

Homework: 6.9 #1-51 odds

In this section, we will define the six hyperbolic functions, which are combinations of ex and e−x .

1 Hyperbolic Functions
Hyperbolic sine, hyperbolic cosine, hyperbolic tangent, and their reciprocals are:
ex − e−x
sinh x =
2
ex + e−x
cosh x =
2
sinh x
tanh x =
cosh x
1
csch x =
sinh x
1
sech x =
cosh x
1 cosh x
coth x = =
tanh x sinh x

sinh and cosh satisfy the identity


cosh2 x − sinh2 x = 1.
We can see this by writing it out:
e2x + 2 + e−2x e2x − 2 + e−2x
cosh2 x − sinh2 x = − = 1.
2 2
Note that sinh is an odd function since sinh(−x) = − sinh x and cosh is an even function since
cosh(−x) = cosh x.
The graphs of four of these functions are shown in Figure 3 on page 375 of the book (also sketched
on the board in class).
Example
tanh x − tanh y
Verify that tanh(x − y) = . (#10)
1 − tanh x tanh y
Note that:
x −x y −y
e −e e −e
tanh x − tanh y x −x − ey +e−y (ex + e−x )(ey + e−y )
= e +e x −e−x y −e−y ·
1 − tanh x tanh y 1 − ex +e−x · ey +e−y (ex + e−x )(ey + e−y )
e e

(ex − e−x )(ey + e−y ) − (ey − e−y )(ex + e−x )


=
(ex + e−x )(ey + e−y ) − (ex − e−x )(ey − e−y )
ex+y + ex−y − ey−x − e−x−y − ex+y − ey−x + ex−y + e−x−y
= x+y
e + ex−y + ey−x + e−x−y − ex+y + ex−y + ey−x − e−x−y
x−y
2e − 2ey−x
= x−y
2e + 2ey−x
ex−y − ey−x
= x−y
e − ey−x
= tanh(x − y)
(To show identities, it is normally easier to start with the more complicated side and simplify it.)
2 Derivatives
The derivatives of sinh and cosh can be computed as:

e − e−x ex + e−x
 x 
Dx sinh x = Dx = = cosh x
2 2
e + e−x ex − e−x
 x 
Dx cosh x = Dx = = sinh x
2 2

The other derivatives can be calculated using the quotient rule:

Dx sinh x = cosh x
Dx cosh x = sinh x
Dx tanh x = sech 2 x
Dx csch x = −csch x coth x
Dx sech x = −sech tanh x
Dx coth x = −csch 2 x

Note that these are similar to the derivatives of trigonometric functions (with the exception of a few
negative signs).
Examples
1. Calculate Dx [cosh3 (sin x)].

Dx [cosh3 (sin x)] = 3 cosh2 (sin x) · sinh(sin x) · cos x

R
2. Calculate cosh(3x + 1) dx.
Z
1
cosh(3x + 1) dx = sinh(3x + 1) + C
3

R
3. Calculate tanh x dx.
Z Z
sinh x 
tanh x dx = dx = ln cosh x + C = ln cosh x + C
cosh x

3 Inverse Hyperbolic Functions


All of the hyperbolic functions have inverses for an appropriate domain (for cosh and sech , we
restrict the domain to x ≥ 0. The rest hold for all real numbers.). The four we will use most often
are:
p
sinh−1 x = ln x + x2 + 1

p
cosh−1 x = ln x + x2 − 1 x ≥ 1


1 1+x
tanh−1 x = ln , −1 < x < 1
2 1−x

1 + 1 − x2
 
sech −1 x = ln , 0<x≤1
x
ex −e−x
Proof of the sinh−1 formula: Using the procedure for finding inverse functions, set y = 2 .
Solving for x, we get:

2y = ex − e−x
0 = ex − 2y − e−x
2
0 = e−x e2x − 2yex − 1 = e−x ex − 2yex − 1 .
 

e−x never equals zero, but we can use the quadratic formula to solve for ex in the second factor.
p p
x 2y ± (2y)2 − 4 · 1 · (−1) 2y ± 4y 2 + 4
e = = .
2 2
Since ex cannot be negative, we can ignore the “−” answer.
p
= y + y 2 + 1. Solving for x, we get:
 p 
x = ln y + y + 12


 
So, sinh−1 x = ln x + x2 + 1 .

The book shows the proof of the formula for cosh−1 .


We can use the formulas to get the derivatives for the inverse hyperbolic functions:
1
Dx sinh−1 x = √
x2 +1
−1 1
Dx cosh x= √ x>1
x2 − 1
1
Dx tanh−1 x = , −1 < x < 1
1 − x2
−1
Dx sech −1 x = √ , 0<x<1
x 1 − x2

Proof of the formula for Dx sinh−1 x:


 
−1 1 2x
Dx sinh x = √ · 1+ √
x + x2 + 1 2 x2 + 1

1 x2 + 1 + x
= √ · √
x+ x +12 x2 + 1
1
=√
2
x +1

Example
Calculate y 0 if y = x3 sinh−1 (x6 ).

6x5 6x8
y 0 = x3 · √ + 3x2 sinh−1 (x6 ) = √ + 3x2 sinh−1 (x6 )
x12 + 1 x12 + 1

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