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Ch. 7 - Logarithmic, Exponential Functions, and Hyperbolic Functions
Briggs - Calculus: Early Transcendentals 3rd Edition
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Capitolo 7, Problema 7.3.79g

Evaluating hyperbolic functions Evaluate each expression without using a calculator or state that the value does not exist. Simplify answers as much as possible.
g. cosh² 1

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Recall the definition of the hyperbolic cosine function: \(\cosh x = \frac{e^{x} + e^{-x}}{2}\).
Express \(\cosh^2 1\) as \(\left( \cosh 1 \right)^2 = \left( \frac{e^{1} + e^{-1}}{2} \right)^2\).
Square the expression inside the parentheses: \(\left( \frac{e^{1} + e^{-1}}{2} \right)^2 = \frac{(e^{1} + e^{-1})^2}{4}\).
Expand the numerator using the formula \((a + b)^2 = a^2 + 2ab + b^2\): \((e^{1})^2 + 2 e^{1} e^{-1} + (e^{-1})^2 = e^{2} + 2 + e^{-2}\).
Combine the results to write \(\cosh^2 1 = \frac{e^{2} + 2 + e^{-2}}{4}\), which is the simplified exact expression.

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