Intersection points of hyperbolic curves

A question is this type if and only if it asks to find the exact coordinates where two curves involving hyperbolic functions intersect.

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CAIE Further Paper 2 2020 June Q5
11 marks Challenging +1.2
5 The curves \(C _ { 1 } : y = \cosh x\) and \(C _ { 2 } : y = \sinh 2 x\) intersect at the point where \(x = a\).
  1. Find the exact value of \(a\), giving your answer in logarithmic form.
  2. Sketch \(C _ { 1 }\) and \(C _ { 2 }\) on the same diagram.
  3. Find the exact value of the length of the arc of \(C _ { 1 }\) from \(x = 0\) to \(\mathrm { x } = \mathrm { a }\).
Edexcel F3 2020 June Q1
7 marks Standard +0.8
  1. (a) Use the definition of \(\sinh x\) in terms of exponentials to show that
$$\sinh 3 x \equiv 4 \sinh ^ { 3 } x + 3 \sinh x$$ (b) Hence determine the exact coordinates of the points of intersection of the curve with equation \(y = \sinh 3 x\) and the curve with equation \(y = 19 \sinh x\), giving your answers as simplified logarithms where necessary.
Edexcel FP3 2013 June Q7
12 marks Standard +0.8
7. \begin{figure}[h]
\includegraphics[alt={},max width=\textwidth]{094b3c91-1460-44a2-b9d6-4de90d3adfa0-13_593_1292_118_328} \captionsetup{labelformat=empty} \caption{Figure 1}
\end{figure} The curves shown in Figure 1 have equations $$y = 6 \cosh x \text { and } y = 9 - 2 \sinh x$$
  1. Using the definitions of \(\sinh x\) and \(\cosh x\) in terms of \(\mathrm { e } ^ { x }\), find exact values for the \(x\)-coordinates of the two points where the curves intersect. The finite region between the two curves is shown shaded in Figure 1.
  2. Using calculus, find the area of the shaded region, giving your answer in the form \(a \ln b + c\), where \(a , b\) and \(c\) are integers.
AQA FP2 2012 January Q1
8 marks Standard +0.8
1
  1. Show, by means of a sketch, that the curves with equations $$y = \sinh x$$ and $$y = \operatorname { sech } x$$ have exactly one point of intersection.
  2. Find the \(x\)-coordinate of this point of intersection, giving your answer in the form \(a \ln b\).
AQA Further Paper 1 2023 June Q1
1 marks Standard +0.8
1 Find the number of solutions of the equation \(\tanh x = \cosh x\)
Circle your answer.
0
1
AQA Further Paper 2 2022 June Q4
1 marks Moderate -0.5
4 Which of the following graphs intersects the graph of \(y = \sinh x\) at exactly one point? Circle your answer.
\(y = \operatorname { cosech } x\)
\(y = \cosh x\)
\(y = \operatorname { coth } x\)
\(y = \operatorname { sech } x\)