Edexcel FP3 2017 June — Question 3

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleFP3 (Further Pure Mathematics 3)
Year2017
SessionJune
TopicHyperbolic functions

3. (a) Using the definition for \(\cosh x\) in terms of exponentials, show that $$\cosh 2 x \equiv 2 \cosh ^ { 2 } x - 1$$ (b) Find the exact values of \(x\) for which $$29 \cosh x - 3 \cosh 2 x = 38$$ giving your answers in terms of natural logarithms.