OCR FP2 2016 June — Question 1

Exam BoardOCR
ModuleFP2 (Further Pure Mathematics 2)
Year2016
SessionJune
TopicHyperbolic functions

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  1. By first expanding \(\left( \mathrm { e } ^ { x } + \mathrm { e } ^ { - x } \right) ^ { 3 }\), or otherwise, show that \(\cosh 3 x \equiv 4 \cosh ^ { 3 } x - 3 \cosh x\).
  2. Solve the equation \(\cosh 3 x = 6 \cosh x\), giving your answers in exact logarithmic form.