1. ## Hyperbolic function questions

Hi

I need help on the following questions:

1) Express sinh(x+y) in terms of sinh(x), sinh(y), cosh(x), cosh(y)

2) Given cosh $u=\frac{5}{4}$ find values of sinh(u)

This is what i have done:

made $u=\frac{5}{4}$

so sinh(u) = 1.89.

What is wrong??

P.S

2. Originally Posted by Paymemoney
Hi

I need help on the following questions:

1) Express sinh(x+y) in terms of sinh(x), sinh(y), cosh(x), cosh(y)

2) Given cosh $u=\frac{5}{4}$ find values of sinh(u)
You need to know the following:

$sinh(x) = \frac{e^x - e^{-x}}{2}$ $cosh(x) = \frac{e^x + e^{-x}}{2}$

$e^x = \cosh{x} + \sinh{x}$

$\cosh{(-x)} = \cosh{x}$

$\sinh{(-x)} = -\sinh{x}$
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1) $sinh(x+y) = \frac{e^{x+y} - e^{-(x+y)}}{2} = \frac{e^{x}e^{y} - e^{-x}e^{-y}}{2} =$ $1/2[(\cosh{x}+\sinh{x})(\cosh{(y)}+\sinh{(y)})$ $- (\cosh{(-x)}+\sinh{(-x)})(\cosh{(-y)}+\sinh{(-y)})]=$ $\sinh{x} \cosh {y} + \cosh{x} \sinh{y}$

2) Is the question: Given,

$cosh(u) = \frac{e^{u} + e^{-u}}{2} =5/4?$

Or is it $u=5/4?$

3. Originally Posted by Anonymous1
2) Is the question: Given,

$cosh(u) = \frac{e^{u} + e^{-u}}{2} =5/4?$
its given like that ^^

4. Originally Posted by Paymemoney
its given like that ^^
In that case sub this identity:

$e^x = \cosh{x} + \sinh{x}$

into the definition of cosh, set it equal to 5/4, and put the whole thing in terms of sinh.

5. Originally Posted by Paymemoney
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2) Given cosh $u=\frac{5}{4}$ find values of sinh(u)

This is what i have done:

made $u=\frac{5}{4}$

so sinh(u) = 1.89.

What is wrong??

P.S
Several approaches are possible. The simplest is to use the identity $\cosh^2 u - \sinh^2 u = 1$.

6. this is what i have done, someone tell me if this is a correct way of doing it

$\frac{(cosh(u)+sinh(u))+(cosh(-u)+sinh(-u))}{2} = \frac{5}{4}$

$10 = 4(cosh(u)+sinh(u))+(cosh(-u)+sinh(-u))$

$2.5 = 2cosh(u)$

$1.25 = \frac{1}{sinh(u)}$

$sinh(u) = \frac{1}{1/1.25} = 0.8$ my answer is slighlty difference to the book's answers of $\pm0.75$.