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Ch. 2 - Limits
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Capitolo 2, Problema 2.5.84a

The hyperbolic cosine function, denoted cosh(x)\(\cosh\)\(\left\)(x\(\right\)), is used to model the shape of a hanging cable (a telephone wire, for example). It is defined as cosh(x)=ex+e−x2\(\cosh\)\(\left\)(x\(\right\))=\(\frac{e^{x}\)+e^{-x}}{2}.


a. Determine its end behavior by analyzing limx→∞cosh(x){\(\displaystyle\[\lim\)_{x\(\to\]\infty\)}{\(\cosh\)(x)}} and limx→−∞cosh(x){\(\displaystyle\)\(\lim\)_{x\(\to\)-\(\infty\)}{\(\cosh\)(x)}}.

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Step 1: Recall the definition of the hyperbolic cosine function: \( \cosh(x) = \frac{e^x + e^{-x}}{2} \).
Step 2: To find the end behavior as \( x \to \infty \), consider the terms \( e^x \) and \( e^{-x} \). As \( x \to \infty \), \( e^x \) grows very large while \( e^{-x} \) approaches zero.
Step 3: Therefore, as \( x \to \infty \), \( \cosh(x) \approx \frac{e^x}{2} \), which implies that \( \cosh(x) \to \infty \).
Step 4: Now, consider the behavior as \( x \to -\infty \). In this case, \( e^x \) approaches zero and \( e^{-x} \) grows very large.
Step 5: Thus, as \( x \to -\infty \), \( \cosh(x) \approx \frac{e^{-x}}{2} \), which also implies that \( \cosh(x) \to \infty \).

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