UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA

SSCE 1693 ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS I

TUTORIAL 1
1.

By using the following identities

sinh (x + y) = sinh x cosh y + cosh x sinh y,
cosh (x + y) = cosh x cosh y + sinh x sinh y.
Show that
(i)

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

sinh 2x = 2 sinh x cosh x

and

(ii)

cosh 2x = cosh2 x + sinh2 x.

Solve the following equations.

(a)

4 cosh x sinh x = 8.

(b)

11 cosh x 5 sinh x = 10.

(c)

2 cosh 2x sinh 2x = 2.

(d)

cosh x = 5 sinh x.

Solve the following equations

(a)

sinh x + 2 = cosh x.

(b)

cosh x = 2ex .

(c)

4
1
sinh 2x cosh 2x + 1 = 0.
2
5

(d)

tanh x = ex .

Evaluate
(a)

cosh1 2.

(b)

1
tanh1 ( ).
2

(c)

1
sech1 ( ).
3

(d)

cosech1 (1).

Express the following expression in logarithm form.

(a)

cosh1 4.

(b)

sinh1 2.

(c)

3
tanh1 ( ).
4

(d)

cosech1 (2).

Express the following expression in logarithm form.

(a)

cosh1 (3x).

(c)

tanh1 (

3x
).
4

(b)

sinh1 (2x).

(d)

cosech1 (2x).

7.

If sin1 p = 2 cos1 q, show that p2 = 4q 2 (1 q 2 ).

8.

Given that 2 sin1 x + sin1 2x =

1
31 .
, show that x =
2
2

9.

If all the angles are acute, show that

1
1

1
1
1
1
+ tan
+ tan
= .
tan
2
5
8
4

10. Show that

(a)

1
= cosh 2x + sinh 2x.
cosh 2x sinh 2x

(b)

cosh 3x = 4 cosh3 x 3 cosh x.

(c)

cosh x + cosh y = 2 cosh

(d)

1 + tanh2 x
= cosh 2x.
1 tanh2 x

x+y
xy
cosh
.
2
2

11. Solve the following equations and give your answers in logarithmic form.
(a)

cosh x = 4 + sinh x.

(b)

3 sinh x cosh x = 1.

12. Find the values of R and so that

5 cosh x 3 sinh x = R cosh(x ).
Hence, deduce
(a)

the minimum value of 5 cosh x 3 sinh x,

(b)

the roots of 5 cosh x 3 sinh x = 7.

13. Solve the following equations:

(a)

sinh1 x = ln 2.

(b)

cosh1 5x = sinh1 4x.

14. Show that the points (a cosh x, b sinh x) is on the hyperbola

y2
x2

= 1.
a2
b2

15. State 4 cosh x + 5 sinh x in the form of r sinh(x + y). Hence, evaluate r and tanh y.
16. State the following expressions in terms of logarithms:

(a) sech1 x.
(b) cosh1 (1/x).
(c) sinh1 (x2 1).

17. Express tanh x in terms of ex and ex . Hence, prove that

(a)
(b)

2 tanh x
= tanh 2x.
1 + tanh2 x

1
1+x
1
.
tanh x = ln
2
1x

If tanh 2y = 54 , show that y = 21 ln 3. Hence, evaluate tanh y.

18. Express cosech1 x in terms of logarithm. Hence, solve the equation
cosech1 x + ln x = ln 3.
19. Solve the following equations simultaneously and give your answer in terms of logarithms.
cosh x 3 sinh y = 0,
2 sinh x + 6 cosh y = 5.
20. Find the positive root of the equation
sin1 x + cos1 (4x) =

.
6

21. Show that sinh1 (x) = sinh1 x. Hence, find x if

4
3
sinh1 x = sinh1 ( ) + sinh1 ( )
5
4

1+x
1
1
1
= p, tanh1
= q and tanh1
= r.
. If tanh1
1x
17
19
49
1
Show that 7p + 9q 4r can be written as ln k, where k is a positive integer. Hence, find
2
k.

22. Show that tanh1 x =

1
ln
2

23. Show that the value of

cosh

24. If y = sin1

10

1
5
cosh1 ( )
2
4

3
2.
4

, find and simplify sin y and cos y. Deduce that

5

1
1

1
1

sin
+ sin
= .
4
10
5

+ sin1

25. Show that

1 + tanh x
= e2x .
1 tanh x

26. Solve the equation 2ex sinh x = 3 + a, where a is a constant.

27. Show that
tanh

x2 1
x2 + 1

= ln x.

28. Evaluate
(a)

cos{ sinh(ln 2)}.

(b)

cosh1 { coth(ln 3)}.

29. If f (x) = tan1 x, show that

f (x) + f (y) = f

x+y
1 xy

30. If x, y, and are positive numbers such that xy = 2 + 1, then show that
tan1

1
1
1
+ tan1
= tan1
+x
+y

for all acute angles. Hence deduce that

tan1

1
+ tan1 =
2
3
4

and
tan1

1
1
1

1
+ tan1 + tan1 + tan1 = .
3
5
7
8
4

31. By using the definition of cosh x, show that

cosh 3x = 4 cosh3 x 3 cosh x.
Deduce that one of the roots of the equation
4y 3 3y = 2
is

1i
1
1h
(2 + 3) 3 + (2 3) 3 .
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