AQA FP2 2008 January — Question 7

Exam BoardAQA
ModuleFP2 (Further Pure Mathematics 2)
Year2008
SessionJanuary
TopicHyperbolic functions

7
  1. Given that \(y = \ln \tanh \frac { x } { 2 }\), where \(x > 0\), show that $$\frac { \mathrm { d } y } { \mathrm {~d} x } = \operatorname { cosech } x$$
  2. A curve has equation \(y = \ln \tanh \frac { x } { 2 }\), where \(x > 0\). The length of the arc of the curve between the points where \(x = 1\) and \(x = 2\) is denoted by \(s\).
    1. Show that $$s = \int _ { 1 } ^ { 2 } \operatorname { coth } x \mathrm {~d} x$$
    2. Hence show that \(s = \ln ( 2 \cosh 1 )\).