Edexcel Maths FP3

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Hyperbolic Functions

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1. Solve the equation

7sech x – tanh x = 5

Give your answers in the form ln a where a is a rational number.

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3. (a) Starting from the definitions of sinh x and cosh x in terms of exponentials, prove
that
cosh 2 x = 1 + 2sinh 2 x
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(b) Solve the equation

cosh 2 x − 3sinh x = 15,

giving your answers as exact logarithms.

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5. The curve C1 has equation y = 3sinh 2 x, and the curve C2 has equation y = 13 − 3e 2 x .

(a) Sketch the graph of the curves C1 and C2 on one set of axes, giving the equation of
any asymptote and the coordinates of points where the curves cross the axes.
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(b) Solve the equation 3sinh 2 x = 13 − 3e 2 x , giving your answer in the form 12 ln k, where
k is an integer.
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7. f ( x) = 5 cosh x − 4 sinh x, x ∈»
1 x
(a) Show that f(x) = ( e + 9e − x )
2 (2)

Hence

(b) solve f ( x) = 5
(4)
ln 3
π
(c) show that ⌠
1
⎮ dx =
⌡12 ln 3 5 cosh x − 4sinhx 18 (5)
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7. y

O x

Figure 1

The curves shown in Figure 1 have equations

y = 6 cosh x and y = 9 – 2 sinh x

(a) Using the definitions of sinh x and cosh x in terms of ex, find exact values for the
x-coordinates of the two points where the curves intersect.
(6)

The finite region between the two curves is shown shaded in Figure 1.

(b) Using calculus, find the area of the shaded region, giving your answer in the form
a ln b + c, where a, b and c are integers.
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