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Exercise 11.6 · Q3

Q.ex−e−xex+e−x\dfrac{e^{x}-e^{-x}}{e^{x}+e^{-x}}

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The numerator is exactly the derivative of the denominator, so this is Result (1) of §11.7.4 in disguise.

Step 1. Substitute. Let u=ex+e−xu=e^x+e^{-x}, so du=(ex−e−x)dxdu=(e^x-e^{-x})dx, exactly the numerator.

Step 2. Rewrite. ∫duu=log⁡∣u∣+c\displaystyle\int\dfrac{du}{u}=\log|u|+c.

Step 3. Re-substitute. log⁡(ex+e−x)+c\log(e^x+e^{-x})+c (the argument is always positive, so no modulus is needed).

Step 4. Check. ddxlog⁡(ex+e−x)=ex−e−xex+e−x\dfrac{d}{dx}\log(e^x+e^{-x})=\dfrac{e^x-e^{-x}}{e^x+e^{-x}}, matching the integrand.

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log⁡(ex+e−x)+c\log(e^x+e^{-x})+c

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