Derivatives of

Hyperbolic Functions
Definition of Hyperbolic Functions
𝑒 𝑥 − 𝑒 −𝑥 𝑒 𝑥 + 𝑒 −𝑥
sinh 𝑥 = cosh 𝑥 =
2 2

𝑒 𝑥 − 𝑒 −𝑥 𝑒 𝑥 + 𝑒 −𝑥
tanh 𝑥 = 𝑥 coth 𝑥 = 𝑥
𝑒 + 𝑒 −𝑥 𝑒 − 𝑒 −𝑥

2 2
sech 𝑥 = 𝑥 csch 𝑥 = 𝑥
𝑒 + 𝑒 −𝑥 𝑒 − 𝑒 −𝑥
Identities:
1 1
 sinh 𝑥 = csch 𝑥  cosh 𝑥 = sech 𝑥
sinh 𝑥 1 cosh 𝑥 1
 tanh 𝑥 = cosh 𝑥 = coth 𝑥  coth 𝑥 = = tanh 𝑥
sinh 𝑥

 cosh2 𝑥 − sinh2 𝑥 = 1  cosh 𝑥 + sinh 𝑥 = 𝑒 𝑥

 1 − tanh2 𝑥 = sech2 𝑥  cosh 𝑥 − sinh 𝑥 = 𝑒 −𝑥
 coth2 𝑥 − 1 = csch2 𝑥  sinh 𝑥 + 𝑦 = sinh 𝑥 cosh 𝑦 + cosh 𝑥 sinh 𝑦
 sinh 2𝑥 = 2 sinh 𝑥 cosh 𝑥  cosh 𝑥 + 𝑦 = cosh 𝑥 cosh 𝑦 + sinh 𝑥 sinh 𝑦
𝑥 cosh 𝑥−1  cosh 2𝑥 = cosh2 𝑥 + sinh2 𝑥
 sinh =±
2 2 = 2 sinh2 𝑥 + 1
𝑥 cosh 𝑥+1 = 2 cosh2 𝑥 − 1
 cosh =±
2 2
 1 − sech2 𝑥 = tanh2 𝑥
Differentiation Formulas

where 𝑢 = 𝑓 𝑥

𝑑 𝑑𝑢 𝑑 𝑑𝑢
(sinh 𝑢) = cosh 𝑢 ∙ (cosh 𝑢) = sinh 𝑢 ∙
𝑑𝑥 𝑑𝑥 𝑑𝑥 𝑑𝑥
𝑑 𝑑𝑢 𝑑 𝑑𝑢
𝑑𝑥
(tanh 𝑢) = sech2 𝑢 ∙ 𝑑𝑥 𝑑𝑥
(cotℎ 𝑢) = −csch2 𝑢 ∙ 𝑑𝑥
𝑑 𝑑𝑢 𝑑 𝑑𝑢
(sech 𝑢) = −sech 𝑢 ∙ tanh 𝑢 ∙ (csch 𝑢) = −csch 𝑢 ∙ coth 𝑢 ∙
𝑑𝑥 𝑑𝑥 𝑑𝑥 𝑑𝑥
EXAMPLES
Differentiate the following & simplify:
1. 𝑦 = ln(sinh 4𝑥 4 )2
𝑦 = 2 ln sinh 4𝑥 4 )

cosh 4𝑥 4 (16𝑥 3 )
𝑦′ = 2 sinh 4𝑥 4

𝑦′ = 32𝑥 3 coth 4𝑥 4
2. 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑒 2𝑥 (cosh 2𝑥)

𝑓′(𝑥) = 𝑒 2𝑥 (sinh 2𝑥)(2) + cosh 2𝑥(2𝑒 2𝑥 )

𝑓′(𝑥) = 2𝑒 2𝑥 (sinh 2x + cosh 2x)

 tanh 𝑡
3. 𝑔(𝑡) = 1+tanh 𝑡

(1 + tanh 𝑡)(sech2 𝑡) 1 − (tanh 𝑡)(0 + sech2 𝑡)

𝑔′(𝑡) =
(1 + tanh 𝑡)2
sech2 𝑡(1+tanh 𝑡−tanh 𝑡)
𝑔′(𝑡) = (1+tanh 𝑡)2

sech2 𝑡
𝑔′(𝑡) = (1+tanh 𝑡)2
4. 𝑓(𝑥) = ln(coth 3𝑥 − csch 3𝑥)

− csch 3𝑥 3 − [− csch 3𝑥 coth 3𝑥(3)]

𝑓′(𝑥) =
coth 3𝑥 − csch 3𝑥
3 csch 3𝑥[− csch 3𝑥 +coth 3𝑥]
𝑓′(𝑥) = coth 3𝑥−csch 3𝑥

𝑓′(𝑥) = 3 csch 3𝑥
5. 𝑦 = sin−1 (sech 3𝑥 3 )

−9𝑥 2 sech 3𝑥 3 tanh 3𝑥 3

𝑦′ =
1−(sech 3𝑥 3 )2

−9𝑥 2 sech 3𝑥 3 tanh 3𝑥 3

𝑦′ =
(tanh 3𝑥 3 )2

𝑦′ = −9𝑥 2 sech 3𝑥 3
 𝑥+1
6. 𝑔(𝑥) = csch2 2𝑥−1
𝑥+1 2
𝑔(𝑥) = csch 2𝑥−1

𝑥+1 1 𝑥+1 𝑥+1 2𝑥−1 1 −(𝑥+1)(2)

𝑔′(𝑥) = 2 csch − csch coth
2𝑥−1 2𝑥−1 2𝑥−1 (2𝑥−1)2

𝑥+1 𝑥+1
6csch2 2𝑥−1 coth 2𝑥−1
𝑔′(𝑥) = (2𝑥−1)2