Solved on Jan 17, 2024
Find the numerical value of and , rounded to five decimal places.
STEP 1
Assumptions
1. The hyperbolic tangent function, denoted as , is defined as where is the hyperbolic sine of and is the hyperbolic cosine of .
2. The hyperbolic sine and cosine functions can be expressed in terms of exponential functions: and .
3. The value of and can be found by plugging in the values of into the definition of .
4. The answers should be rounded to five decimal places.
STEP 2
Calculate using the definition of the hyperbolic tangent function.
STEP 3
Compute and using the exponential expressions for hyperbolic sine and cosine.
STEP 4
Evaluate the exponential functions at .
STEP 5
Substitute the values from STEP_4 into the expressions for and .
STEP 6
Now, substitute the values of and into the definition of .
STEP 7
The numerical value of , rounded to five decimal places, is:
STEP 8
Next, calculate using the definition of the hyperbolic tangent function.
STEP 9
Compute and using the exponential expressions for hyperbolic sine and cosine.
STEP 10
Evaluate the exponential functions at .
STEP 11
Substitute the values from STEP_10 into the expressions for and .
STEP 12
Calculate the values of and .
STEP 13
Now, substitute the values of and into the definition of .
STEP 14
Simplify the expression for by canceling out common factors.
STEP 15
Use a calculator to find the numerical value of .
STEP 16
Round the result to five decimal places.
(This is an approximate value; the exact value will depend on the calculator used.)
The numerical values of each expression are:
(a)
(b)
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