AQA FP2 2012 January — Question 3

Exam BoardAQA
ModuleFP2 (Further Pure Mathematics 2)
Year2012
SessionJanuary
TopicHyperbolic functions

3 A curve has cartesian equation $$y = \frac { 1 } { 2 } \ln ( \tanh x )$$
  1. Show that $$\frac { \mathrm { d } y } { \mathrm {~d} x } = \frac { 1 } { \sinh 2 x }$$
  2. The points \(A\) and \(B\) on the curve have \(x\)-coordinates \(\ln 2\) and \(\ln 4\) respectively. Find the arc length \(A B\), giving your answer in the form \(p \ln q\), where \(p\) and \(q\) are rational numbers.