Lesson 10

Differentiation of
Inverse Hyperbolic
Functions
OBJECTIVES

• to apply the derivative formulas to solve for the

derivatives of inverse hyperbolic functions; and
• to solve problems involving derivatives of
inverse hyperbolic functions.
 DIFFERENTIATION
FORMULA
Derivative of Inverse Hyperbolic
Function
EXAMPLE:
Find the derivative of each of the following
functions and simplify the result:

1. G  x   x sinh1 x  1  x 2
 1 
1  sinh 1 x 1 
2x
G' x   x  
 1 x  2 1 x2
2

G'  x  
x x
 sinh 1 x 
x2  1 1  x2
G'  x   sinh1 x
2. y  ln x 2  1  x tanh1 x

y' 
1 2x
x
1
1 x 2
1 tanh 1

x 1
x 1 2 x 1
2 2

x x 1
y'  2   tanh x
x 1 1 x 2

y'  tanh1 x
 
3. Gx   coth1 coth 4 x  4. y  csc h 1
x 2

 
2
G' x  
1 4
 csc h 2
4 x
1  coth 2 4 x 1
2 4x y'  
1
2 x 
2 x 2
x 2

2 2
G' x   
2 csc h 4 x 1   

4 x  csc h 2 4 x  2  2 
2x 4
y'   
G' x  
2 x
 4  x4 x 4  x4
2 x x x 2

4 4  x4
y'  
x 4  x4  