Find stationary points of hyperbolic curves

A question is this type if and only if it asks to find and determine the nature of stationary points (or turning points) on a curve defined by hyperbolic functions using differentiation.

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Edexcel F3 2021 January Q2
6 marks Standard +0.8
2. $$y = \ln ( \tanh 2 x ) \quad x > 0$$
  1. Show that $$\frac { \mathrm { d } y } { \mathrm {~d} x } = p \operatorname { cosech } 4 x$$ where \(p\) is a constant to be determined.
  2. Hence determine, in simplest form, the exact value of \(x\) for which \(\frac { \mathrm { d } y } { \mathrm {~d} x } = 1\)
Edexcel F3 2022 January Q3
9 marks Challenging +1.2
3. (a) Given that \(y = \operatorname { arsech } \left( \frac { x } { 2 } \right)\), where \(0 < x \leqslant 2\), show that $$\frac { \mathrm { d } y } { \mathrm {~d} x } = \frac { p } { x \sqrt { q - x ^ { 2 } } }$$ where \(p\) and \(q\) are constants to be determined. In part (b) solutions based entirely on calculator technology are not acceptable. $$\mathrm { f } ( x ) = \operatorname { artanh } ( x ) + \operatorname { arsech } \left( \frac { x } { 2 } \right) \quad 0 < x \leqslant 1$$ (b) Determine, in simplest form, the exact value of \(x\) for which \(\mathrm { f } ^ { \prime } ( x ) = 0\)
Edexcel F3 2024 January Q7
9 marks Challenging +1.8
7.
  1. Show that \begin{figure}[h]
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    \end{figure} Figure 1 shows a sketch of part of the curve \(C\) with equation \(y = \mathrm { f } ( x )\) where $$\mathrm { f } ( x ) = \arccos ( \operatorname { sech } x ) + \operatorname { coth } x \quad x > 0$$ The point \(P\) is a minimum turning point of \(C\)
  2. Show that the \(x\) coordinate of \(P\) is \(\ln ( q + \sqrt { q } )\) where \(q = \frac { 1 } { 2 } ( 1 + \sqrt { k } )\) and \(k\) is an integer to be determined.
Edexcel F3 2016 June Q1
6 marks Standard +0.3
  1. The curve \(C\) has equation
$$y = 9 \cosh x + 3 \sinh x + 7 x$$ Use differentiation to find the exact \(x\) coordinate of the stationary point of \(C\), giving your answer as a natural logarithm.
Edexcel F3 2018 Specimen Q1
6 marks Standard +0.3
  1. The curve \(C\) has equation
$$y = 9 \cosh x + 3 \sinh x + 7 x$$ Use differentiation to find the exact \(x\) coordinate of the stationary point of \(C\), giving your answer as a natural logarithm.
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Edexcel FP3 2013 June Q4
7 marks
4. \begin{figure}[h]
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\end{figure} Figure 1 shows part of the curve with equation $$y = 40 \operatorname { arcosh } x - 9 x , \quad x \geqslant 1$$ Use calculus to find the exact coordinates of the turning point of the curve, giving your answer in the form \(\left( \frac { p } { q } , r \ln 3 + s \right)\), where \(p , q , r\) and \(s\) are integers.
OCR MEI FP2 2007 June Q4
18 marks Standard +0.8
4
  1. Find \(\int _ { 0 } ^ { 1 } \frac { 1 } { \sqrt { 9 x ^ { 2 } + 16 } } \mathrm {~d} x\), giving your answer in an exact logarithmic form.
    1. Starting from the definitions of \(\sinh x\) and \(\cosh x\) in terms of exponentials, prove that \(\sinh 2 x = 2 \sinh x \cosh x\).
    2. Show that one of the stationary points on the curve $$y = 20 \cosh x - 3 \cosh 2 x$$ has coordinates \(\left( \ln 3 , \frac { 59 } { 3 } \right)\), and find the coordinates of the other two stationary points.
    3. Show that \(\int _ { - \ln 3 } ^ { \ln 3 } ( 20 \cosh x - 3 \cosh 2 x ) \mathrm { d } x = 40\).
OCR MEI FP2 2010 June Q4
18 marks
4
  1. Prove, using exponential functions, that $$\sinh 2 x = 2 \sinh x \cosh x$$ Differentiate this result to obtain a formula for \(\cosh 2 x\).
  2. Sketch the curve with equation \(y = \cosh x - 1\). The region bounded by this curve, the \(x\)-axis, and the line \(x = 2\) is rotated through \(2 \pi\) radians about the \(x\)-axis. Find, correct to 3 decimal places, the volume generated. (You must show your working; numerical integration by calculator will receive no credit.)
  3. Show that the curve with equation $$y = \cosh 2 x + \sinh x$$ has exactly one stationary point.
    Determine, in exact logarithmic form, the \(x\)-coordinate of the stationary point.
OCR FP2 2006 June Q8
11 marks Standard +0.8
8 The curve with equation \(y = \frac { \sinh x } { x ^ { 2 } }\), for \(x > 0\), has one turning point.
  1. Show that the \(x\)-coordinate of the turning point satisfies the equation \(x - 2 \tanh x = 0\).
  2. Use the Newton-Raphson method, with a first approximation \(x _ { 1 } = 2\), to find the next two approximations, \(x _ { 2 }\) and \(x _ { 3 }\), to the positive root of \(x - 2 \tanh x = 0\).
  3. By considering the approximate errors in \(x _ { 1 }\) and \(x _ { 2 }\), estimate the error in \(x _ { 3 }\). (You are not expected to evaluate \(x _ { 4 }\).)
OCR FP2 2008 June Q4
8 marks Standard +0.3
4
  1. Sketch, on the same diagram, the curves with equations \(y = \operatorname { sech } x\) and \(y = x ^ { 2 }\).
  2. By using the definition of \(\operatorname { sech } x\) in terms of \(\mathrm { e } ^ { x }\) and \(\mathrm { e } ^ { - x }\), show that the \(x\)-coordinates of the points at which these curves meet are solutions of the equation $$x ^ { 2 } = \frac { 2 \mathrm { e } ^ { x } } { \mathrm { e } ^ { 2 x } + 1 } .$$
  3. The iteration $$x _ { n + 1 } = \sqrt { \frac { 2 \mathrm { e } ^ { x _ { n } } } { \mathrm { e } ^ { 2 x _ { n } } + 1 } }$$ can be used to find the positive root of the equation in part (ii). With initial value \(x _ { 1 } = 1\), the approximations \(x _ { 2 } = 0.8050 , x _ { 3 } = 0.8633 , x _ { 4 } = 0.8463\) and \(x _ { 5 } = 0.8513\) are obtained, correct to 4 decimal places. State with a reason whether, in this case, the iteration produces a 'staircase' or a ‘cobweb’ diagram.
OCR MEI FP2 2007 January Q4
18 marks Challenging +1.2
4
  1. Show that \(\operatorname { arcosh } x = \ln \left( x + \sqrt { x ^ { 2 } - 1 } \right)\).
  2. Find \(\int _ { 2.5 } ^ { 3.9 } \frac { 1 } { \sqrt { 4 x ^ { 2 } - 9 } } \mathrm {~d} x\), giving your answer in the form \(a \ln b\), where \(a\) and \(b\) are rational numbers.
  3. There are two points on the curve \(y = \frac { \cosh x } { 2 + \sinh x }\) at which the gradient is \(\frac { 1 } { 9 }\). Show that one of these points is \(\left( \ln ( 1 + \sqrt { 2 } ) , \frac { 1 } { 3 } \sqrt { 2 } \right)\), and find the coordinates of the other point, in a similar form.
OCR MEI FP2 2011 January Q4
18 marks Challenging +1.2
4
  1. Solve the equation $$\sinh t + 7 \cosh t = 8$$ expressing your answer in exact logarithmic form. A curve has equation \(y = \cosh 2 x + 7 \sinh 2 x\).
  2. Using part (i), or otherwise, find, in an exact form, the coordinates of the points on the curve at which the gradient is 16 . Show that there is no point on the curve at which the gradient is zero.
    Sketch the curve.
  3. Find, in an exact form, the positive value of \(a\) for which the area of the region between the curve, the \(x\)-axis, the \(y\)-axis and the line \(x = a\) is \(\frac { 1 } { 2 }\).
OCR FP2 2010 January Q9
12 marks Standard +0.8
9
  1. Given that \(y = \tanh ^ { - 1 } x\), for \(- 1 < x < 1\), prove that \(y = \frac { 1 } { 2 } \ln \left( \frac { 1 + x } { 1 - x } \right)\).
  2. It is given that \(\mathrm { f } ( x ) = a \cosh x - b \sinh x\), where \(a\) and \(b\) are positive constants.
    (a) Given that \(b \geqslant a\), show that the curve with equation \(y = \mathrm { f } ( x )\) has no stationary points.
    (b) In the case where \(a > 1\) and \(b = 1\), show that \(\mathrm { f } ( x )\) has a minimum value of \(\sqrt { a ^ { 2 } - 1 }\).
OCR FP2 2012 June Q5
8 marks Challenging +1.2
5 A function is defined by \(\mathrm { f } ( x ) = \sinh ^ { - 1 } x + \sinh ^ { - 1 } \left( \frac { 1 } { x } \right)\), for \(x \neq 0\).
  1. When \(x > 0\), show that the value of \(\mathrm { f } ( x )\) for which \(\mathrm { f } ^ { \prime } ( x ) = 0\) is \(2 \ln ( 1 + \sqrt { 2 } )\).
  2. \includegraphics[max width=\textwidth, alt={}, center]{72a1330a-c6dc-4f3a-9b0e-333b099f4509-3_497_659_520_708} The diagram shows the graph of \(y = \mathrm { f } ( x )\) for \(x > 0\). Sketch the graph of \(y = \mathrm { f } ( x )\) for \(x < 0\) and state the range of values that \(\mathrm { f } ( x )\) can take for \(x \neq 0\).
OCR FP2 2015 June Q8
9 marks Standard +0.3
8 It is given that \(\mathrm { f } ( x ) = 2 \sinh x + 3 \cosh x\).
  1. Show that the curve \(y = \mathrm { f } ( x )\) has a stationary point at \(x = - \frac { 1 } { 2 } \ln 5\) and find the value of \(y\) at this point.
  2. Solve the equation \(\mathrm { f } ( x ) = 5\), giving your answers exactly. \section*{Question 9 begins on page 4.}
AQA Further Paper 1 Specimen Q10
11 marks Challenging +1.2
10 The curve, \(C\), has equation \(y = \frac { x } { \cosh x }\) 10
  1. Show that the \(x\)-coordinates of any stationary points of \(C\) satisfy the equation \(\tanh x = \frac { 1 } { x }\) [0pt] [3 marks] 10
    1. Sketch the graphs of \(y = \tanh x\) and \(y = \frac { 1 } { x }\) on the axes below.
      [0pt] [2 marks] \includegraphics[max width=\textwidth, alt={}, center]{a155b39a-6835-4d62-a481-41ef822bbd5f-14_1151_1226_1461_358} 10
  2. (ii) Hence determine the number of stationary points of the curve \(C\). 10
  3. Show that \(\frac { \mathrm { d } ^ { 2 } y } { \mathrm {~d} x ^ { 2 } } + y = 0\) at each of the stationary points of the curve \(C\).
    [0pt] [4 marks]
OCR Further Pure Core 1 2024 June Q7
9 marks Standard +0.8
7
  1. By using the definitions of \(\cosh u\) and \(\sinh u\) in terms of \(\mathrm { e } ^ { u }\) and \(\mathrm { e } ^ { - u }\), show that \(\sinh 2 u \equiv 2 \sinh u \cosh u\). The equation of a curve, \(C\), is \(\mathrm { y } = 16 \cosh \mathrm { x } - \sinh 2 \mathrm { x }\).
  2. Show that there is only one solution to the equation \(\frac { d ^ { 2 } y } { d x ^ { 2 } } = 0\) You are now given that \(C\) has exactly one point of inflection.
  3. Use your answer to part (b) to determine the exact coordinates of this point of inflection. Give your answer in a logarithmic form where appropriate.
OCR Further Pure Core 1 2021 November Q8
8 marks Standard +0.3
8 You are given that \(\mathrm { f } ( x ) = 4 \sinh x + 3 \cosh x\).
  1. Show that the curve \(y = f ( x )\) has no turning points.
  2. Determine the exact solution of the equation \(\mathrm { f } ( x ) = 5\).
OCR Further Pure Core 2 Specimen Q8
8 marks Standard +0.8
8 The equation of a curve is \(y = \cosh ^ { 2 } x - 3 \sinh x\). Show that \(\left( \ln \left( \frac { 3 + \sqrt { 13 } } { 2 } \right) , - \frac { 5 } { 4 } \right)\) is the only stationary point on the curve.
AQA FP2 2011 January Q4
11 marks Standard +0.8
4
  1. Prove that the curve $$y = 12 \cosh x - 8 \sinh x - x$$ has exactly one stationary point.
  2. Given that the coordinates of this stationary point are \(( a , b )\), show that \(a + b = 9\).
AQA FP2 2013 June Q2
9 marks Standard +0.8
2
    1. Sketch on the axes below the graphs of \(y = \sinh x\) and \(y = \cosh x\).
    2. Use your graphs to explain why the equation $$( k + \sinh x ) \cosh x = 0$$ where \(k\) is a constant, has exactly one solution.
  1. A curve \(C\) has equation \(y = 6 \sinh x + \cosh ^ { 2 } x\). Show that \(C\) has only one stationary point and show that its \(y\)-coordinate is an integer. \includegraphics[max width=\textwidth, alt={}, center]{53d742f4-923b-478c-8ae6-ada6c0bb4a7e-2_560_704_1416_171} \includegraphics[max width=\textwidth, alt={}, center]{53d742f4-923b-478c-8ae6-ada6c0bb4a7e-2_560_711_1416_964}
WJEC Further Unit 4 2022 June Q1
8 marks Standard +0.3
  1. A function \(f\) has domain \(( - \infty , \infty )\) and is defined by \(f ( x ) = \cosh ^ { 3 } x - 3 \cosh x\).
    1. Show that the graph of \(y = f ( x )\) has only one stationary point.
    2. Find the nature of this stationary point.
    3. State the largest possible range of \(f ( x )\).
    4. When plotted on an Argand diagram, the four fourth roots of the complex number \(9 - 3 \sqrt { 3 } \mathrm { i }\) lie on a circle. Find the equation of this circle.
    5. (a) By putting \(t = \tan \left( \frac { \theta } { 2 } \right)\), show that the equation
    $$4 \sin \theta + 5 \cos \theta = 3$$ can be written in the form $$4 t ^ { 2 } - 4 t - 1 = 0$$
  2. Hence find the general solution of the equation $$4 \sin \theta + 5 \cos \theta = 3$$
WJEC Further Unit 4 2024 June Q8
11 marks Standard +0.8
  1. (a) By writing \(y = \sinh ^ { - 1 } ( 4 x + 3 )\) as \(\sinh y = 4 x + 3\), show that \(\frac { \mathrm { d } y } { \mathrm {~d} x } = \frac { 4 } { \sqrt { 16 x ^ { 2 } + 24 x + 10 } }\).
    (b) Show that the graph of \(\mathrm { e } ^ { - 3 x } y = \sinh 2 x\) has only one stationary point.
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Edexcel CP2 2020 June Q1
7 marks Standard +0.8
  1. The curve \(C\) has equation
$$y = 31 \sinh x - 2 \sinh 2 x \quad x \in \mathbb { R }$$ Determine, in terms of natural logarithms, the exact \(x\) coordinates of the stationary points of \(C\).
OCR Further Pure Core 2 2018 March Q6
12 marks Standard +0.8
6 In this question you must show detailed reasoning.
  1. Find the coordinates of all stationary points on the graph of \(y = 6 \sinh ^ { 2 } x - 13 \cosh x\), giving your answers in an exact, simplified form.
  2. By finding the second derivative, classify the stationary points found in part (i).