Calculus 8th Edition

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Chapter 6 - Inverse Functions - 6.7 Hyperbolic Functions - 6.7 Exercises - Page 489: 10

Answer

$\cosh(x) - \sinh(x) = e^{-x}$

Work Step by Step

Since, we have $\cosh(x) = \dfrac{e^{x} + e^{-x}}{2}$ and $\sinh(x) = \dfrac{e^{x} - e^{-x}}{2}$ Thus, $\cosh(x) - \sinh(x) = \dfrac{e^{x} + e^{-x}}{2} -\dfrac{e^{x} - e^{-x}}{2}$ or, $ = \dfrac{2e^{-x}}{2}$ or, $ =e^{-x}$
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