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3.15 Derivatives of hyperbolic functions

Example

The derivatives of the hyperbolic functions are

ddxcoshx=sinhx, ddxsinhx=coshx,{{d}\over{dx}}\cosh x=\sinh x,\quad{{d}\over{dx}}\sinh x=\cosh x,
ddxtanhx=sech2x.{{d}\over{dx}}\tanh x={\hbox{sech}}^{2}x.

Solution. From the definitions we have