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6.3: Hyperbolic Functions

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    Function Result

    acosh(x) 

    Inverse hyperbolic cosine; cosh –1 (x).

    acoth(x) 

    Inverse hyperbolic cotangent; coth –1 (x).

    acsch(x) 

    Inverse hyperbolic cosecant; csch –1 (x).

    asech(x) 

    Inverse hyperbolic secant; sech –1 (x).

    asinh(x) 

    Inverse hyperbolic sine; sinh –1 (x).

    atanh(x) 

    Inverse hyperbolic tangent; tanh –1 (x).

    cosh(x) 

    Hyperbolic cosine; cosh(x).

    coth(x) 

    Hyperbolic cotangent; cosh(x)/sinh(x).

    csch(x) 

    Hyperbolic cosecant; 1/sinh(x).

    sech(x) 

    Hyperbolic secant; 1/cosh(x).

    sinh(x) 

    Hyperbolic sine; sinh(x).

    tanh(x) 

    Hyperbolic tangent; sinh(x)/cosh(x).


    6.3: Hyperbolic Functions is shared under a CC BY 1.3 license and was authored, remixed, and/or curated by Brian Vick, Virginia Tech.

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