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Will someone help me to understand sinh, cosh, and tanh. I know they have some relevance to hyperbolas and trigonometric identities. Thank you.
Hyperbolic functions are mathematical functions that are defined in terms of the exponential function. They are used to describe the relationship between the sides of a hyperbola and its angles, and can also be used to solve various differential equations.
Hyperbolic functions are closely related to trigonometric functions, as they are defined using the same basic ratios. However, while trigonometric functions are used to describe circular functions, hyperbolic functions are used to describe hyperbolic shapes.
The main hyperbolic functions are sinh (hyperbolic sine), cosh (hyperbolic cosine), and tanh (hyperbolic tangent). These functions are analogous to the trigonometric functions sin, cos, and tan, respectively.
Hyperbolic functions have several important properties, including being odd or even functions, having a range of values from -1 to 1, and having inverse functions. They also have identities and relationships similar to those of trigonometric functions.
Hyperbolic functions have many practical applications, such as in physics, engineering, and finance. They are used to model natural phenomena, such as the motion of a pendulum or the shape of a hanging chain. They are also used in electronic circuit design and in financial modeling, among other fields.