ABSTRACT

A list of standard derivatives for hyperbolic functions is shown in the table below.

y or f(x)

dy dx https://s3-euw1-ap-pe-df-pch-content-public-p.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/9780429294402/968186b9-ffa4-4f2b-aa54-7fc58a604561/content/eq3240.tif"/> or f’(x)

sinh ax

a cosh ax

cosh ax

a sinh ax

tanh ax

a sech2 ax

sech ax

–a sech ax tanh ax

cosech ax

–a cosech ax coth ax

coth ax

–a cosech2 ax

Application: Differentiate the following with respect to x:

y = 4 sh 2x − 3 7 ch 3x https://s3-euw1-ap-pe-df-pch-content-public-p.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/9780429294402/968186b9-ffa4-4f2b-aa54-7fc58a604561/content/eq3241.tif"/>

y = 5 th  x 2 − 2 coth 4x https://s3-euw1-ap-pe-df-pch-content-public-p.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/9780429294402/968186b9-ffa4-4f2b-aa54-7fc58a604561/content/eq3242.tif"/>

dy dx = 4 ( 2 cosh 2 x ) − 3 7 ( 3 sinh 3 x ) = 8   c o s h   2 x − 9 7 s i n h 3 x https://s3-euw1-ap-pe-df-pch-content-public-p.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/9780429294402/968186b9-ffa4-4f2b-aa54-7fc58a604561/content/eq3243.tif"/>

dy dx = 5 ( 1 2 sec   h 2 x 2 ) − 2 ( − 4  cosech 2 4 x) = 5 2 sec h 2 x 2 + 8  cosech 2 4 x https://s3-euw1-ap-pe-df-pch-content-public-p.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/9780429294402/968186b9-ffa4-4f2b-aa54-7fc58a604561/content/eq3244.tif"/>

Application: Differentiate the following with respect to the variable:

y = 4 sin 3 t ch 4t https://s3-euw1-ap-pe-df-pch-content-public-p.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/9780429294402/968186b9-ffa4-4f2b-aa54-7fc58a604561/content/eq3245.tif"/>

y = ln ( sh 3θ ) − 4  ch 2 3 θ https://s3-euw1-ap-pe-df-pch-content-public-p.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/9780429294402/968186b9-ffa4-4f2b-aa54-7fc58a604561/content/eq3246.tif"/>

y = 4 sin 3 t ch 4t https://s3-euw1-ap-pe-df-pch-content-public-p.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/9780429294402/968186b9-ffa4-4f2b-aa54-7fc58a604561/content/eq3247.tif"/> (i.e. a product) dy dt = ( 4 sin 3 t ) ( 4  sh 4t ) + ( ch 4t ) ( 4 ) ( 3 cos 3 t ) = 16 sin 3 t sh 4t + 12  ch 4t cos 3t = 4 ( 4 s i n 3 t s h 4 t + 3 c o s 3 t c h 4 t ) https://s3-euw1-ap-pe-df-pch-content-public-p.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/9780429294402/968186b9-ffa4-4f2b-aa54-7fc58a604561/content/eq3248.tif"/>

y = ln ( sh  3 θ ) − 4 ch 2 3 θ https://s3-euw1-ap-pe-df-pch-content-public-p.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/9780429294402/968186b9-ffa4-4f2b-aa54-7fc58a604561/content/eq3249.tif"/> (i.e. a function of a function) dy dθ = ( 1 sh 3θ ) ( 3  ch 3θ ) − ( 4 ) ( 2  ch 3 θ ) ( 3  sh 3θ ) = 3 coth 3 θ − 24  ch 3θ sh 3θ = 3 ( coth 3 θ − 8 ch 3θ sh 3θ ) https://s3-euw1-ap-pe-df-pch-content-public-p.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/9780429294402/968186b9-ffa4-4f2b-aa54-7fc58a604561/content/eq3250.tif"/>