University Calculus: Early Transcendentals (3rd Edition)

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Chapter 7 - Section 7.3 - Hyperbolic Functions - Exercises - Page 418: 66

Answer

$$csch^{-1}\Big(-\frac{1}{\sqrt3}\Big)=\ln(2-\sqrt3)$$

Work Step by Step

We have $$csch^{-1}x=\ln\Big(\frac{1}{x}+\frac{\sqrt{1+x^2}}{|x|}\Big)$$ for $x\ne0$ Therefore, $$csch^{-1}\Big(-\frac{1}{\sqrt3}\Big)=\ln\Big(\frac{1}{-\frac{1}{\sqrt3}}+\frac{\sqrt{1+\frac{1}{3}}}{\frac{1}{\sqrt3}}\Big)$$ $$=\ln\Big(-\sqrt3+\frac{\sqrt{\frac{4}{3}}}{\frac{1}{\sqrt3}}\Big)=\ln\Big(-\sqrt3+\frac{\frac{2}{\sqrt3}}{\frac{1}{\sqrt3}}\Big)$$ $$=\ln\Big(-\sqrt3+\frac{2}{1}\Big)=\ln(2-\sqrt3)$$
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