Section 6.9, The Hyperbolic Functions and Their Inverses
Section 6.9, The Hyperbolic Functions and Their Inverses
Section 6.9, The Hyperbolic Functions and Their Inverses
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
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
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)].
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
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 .
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