Edexcel F3 2014 June — Question 3

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleF3 (Further Pure Mathematics 3)
Year2014
SessionJune
TopicHyperbolic functions

3. Using the definitions of \(\sinh x\) and \(\cosh x\) in terms of exponentials,
  1. prove that $$\cosh ^ { 2 } x - \sinh ^ { 2 } x \equiv 1$$
  2. find algebraically the exact solutions of the equation $$2 \sinh x + 7 \cosh x = 9$$ giving your answers as natural logarithms.