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Ch. 7 - Transcendental Functions
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7장, 문제 7.7.82a

82. Use the definitions of the hyperbolic functions to find each of the following limits.
a. lim(x→∞) tanh x

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Recall the definition of the hyperbolic tangent function: \(\tanh x = \frac{\sinh x}{\cosh x}\).
Express \(\sinh x\) and \(\cosh x\) in terms of exponential functions: \(\sinh x = \frac{e^{x} - e^{-x}}{2}\) and \(\cosh x = \frac{e^{x} + e^{-x}}{2}\).
Substitute these into the expression for \(\tanh x\): \(\tanh x = \frac{\frac{e^{x} - e^{-x}}{2}}{\frac{e^{x} + e^{-x}}{2}} = \frac{e^{x} - e^{-x}}{e^{x} + e^{-x}}\).
Analyze the behavior of the numerator and denominator as \(x \to \infty\): since \(e^{x}\) grows very large and \(e^{-x}\) approaches zero, simplify the expression accordingly.
Use this simplification to find the limit \(\lim_{x \to \infty} \tanh x\) by considering dominant terms in numerator and denominator.

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