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If \[ \ \tanh x=\dfrac {2}{3} \]. Find the value of x and then cosh 2x.

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written 3.6 years ago by teamques10 ★ 68k

$\tanh x = \dfrac{(e^x-e^{-x})}{(e^x+e^{-x})}$ Let $a=e^x $ $b=\dfrac {1}{e^x }$ $\therefore \tanh x = \dfrac{a-b}{a+b}$ $\dfrac23 = \dfrac{a-b}{a+b}$ $2a+2b=3a-3b $ $a=5b $ $\dfrac ab=e^{2x}$ $2x=\log(a/b)$ $\therefore x=0.5\log(5)$ $\therefore \cosh 2x=\cosh(\log5)$ $\therefore \cosh 2x=2.6$

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