Differentiation of Hyperbolic Functions
Differentiation of Hyperbolic Functions
The differentiation rules for the hyperbolic functions are given by the following formulas where
u is a function of x.
x −x
d du e −e
1. ( sinh u )=cosh u Note : sinh x =
dx dx 2
x −x
e +e
cosh x =
2
d du
2. ( cosh u )=cosh u 2 2
tanh x + sech x = 1
dx dx
2 2
coth x−csch x =1
d du
3. ( tanhu )=sech 2 u sinh2x = 2sinhxcoshx
dx dx
d du
4. ( coth u )=−csch2 u =1 + 2sinh2 x
dx dx
=2cosh 2 x−1
d du
5. ( sech u )=−sech u tanhu
dx dx
d du
6. ( csch u )=−csch u cothu
dx dx
dy dy
Example 1. Find if y = sinh (4x+3) Answer: = 4cosh (4x+3)
dx dx
dy dy
Example 2. Find if y = 3 cosh 2 4x Answer: = 12 sinh 8x
dx dx
dy dy
Example 2. Find if y = cosh 2x – sinh2 x Answer: =0
dx dx
dy dy
Example 4. Find if y = ln (tanh 2x) Answer: = 4csch 4x
dx dx
dy dy
Example 5. Find if y = Arctan (sinh3x) Answer: = sech x
dx dx
dy dy
Example 6. Find if y = sin (sinh3x) Answer: = 3cosh 3x {cos(sinh3x)}
dx dx
Problem Set
1
2. y = cosh 2 6 x + cosh 12x Answer : 12 sinh12x
2
d du
9. Prove that ( sinh u )=cosh u Show your solution
dx dx
d du
10. Prove that ( tanhu )=sech2 u Show your solution
dx dx