First Year Engineering, Semester I (All Branches)

Engineering Mathematics I.
Module 3: Hyperbolic function and Logarithm of complex numbers
Practice Problems

Hyperbolic Functions

1. Solve the equation 7 cosh 𝑥 + 8 sinh 𝑥 = 1 for real values of 𝑥

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2. If tanh𝑥 = 2 Find the value of 𝑥 and hence sinh2𝑥
1+tanh 𝑥 𝑛
3. Prove that ( ) = cosh 2𝑛𝑥 + sinh 2𝑛𝑥
1−tanh 𝑥
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4. Prove that 𝑐𝑜𝑠ℎ2 𝑥 = 1
1− 1
1−
1−𝑐𝑜𝑠ℎ2 𝑥
𝜋 𝜃
5. If 𝑢 = log tan ( + ) , prove that
4 2
(i) cosh 𝑢 = sec 𝜃 (ii)
sinh 𝑢 = tan 𝜃
𝑢 𝜃
(iii) tanh 𝑢 = sin 𝜃 (iv) tanh = tan
2 2
6. If cosh 𝑥 = sec 𝜃 , prove that (𝑖) 𝑥 = log(sec 𝜃 + tan 𝜃)
𝜋 𝑥 𝜃
(𝑖𝑖) 𝜃 = − 2 tan−1(𝑒 −𝑥 ) (𝑖𝑖𝑖) tanh = tan (𝑖𝑣) tanh 𝑥 = sin 𝜃
2 2 2
7. If sin(𝜃 + 𝑖Φ) = cos 𝛼 + 𝑖 sin 𝛼 (𝑜𝑟 = 𝑒 𝑖𝛼 ),prove that cos 4 𝜃 = sin2 𝛼 = sinh4 Φ
𝜋
8. If 𝑢 + 𝑖𝑣 = cosec ( 4 + 𝑖𝑥) , prove that (𝑢2 + 𝑣 2 )2 = 2(𝑢2 − 𝑣 2 )
9. If sin(𝜃 + 𝑖Φ) = tan 𝛼 + 𝑖 sec 𝛼 , prove that cos 2𝜃 cosh 2Φ = 3
10. Separate into real and imaginary part tan−1 𝑒 𝑖𝜃 or tan−1 (cos 𝜃 + 𝑖 sin 𝜃)
sin2𝑥 tan𝑢
11. If tan(𝑥 + 𝑖𝑦) = sin(𝑢 + 𝑖𝑣) , show that =
sinh2𝑦 tanh𝑣
12. Prove that tanh −1 (sin
θ) = cosh (sec θ) −1

𝑥+𝑖𝑦 𝜋 𝑖 𝑥+𝑦
13. Show that tan−1 ( )= + log ( )
𝑥−𝑖𝑦 4 2 𝑥−𝑦
𝜋 𝜃
14. Prove that sin−1 (cosec θ) = 2 + 𝑖 log cot 2
15. If tan(𝛼 + 𝑖𝛽) = cos 𝜃 + 𝑖 sin 𝜃 , prove that
𝑛𝜋 𝜋 1 𝜋 𝜃
𝛼= + 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝛽 = log tan ( + )
2 4 2 4 2
𝑥−𝑎 𝑖 𝑥
16. Show that tan−1 𝑖 ( ) = 2 log (𝑎)
𝑥+𝑎
1−𝛼2 −𝛽2 cos2𝑥
17. If tan(𝑥 + 𝑖𝑦) = 𝛼 + 𝑖𝛽 then prove that =
1+𝛼2 +𝛽2 cosh2𝑦
3𝑖
18. Separate into real and imaginary parts cos −1 ( 4 )
19. Separate into real and imaginary parts sin −1 𝑖𝜃
𝑒
𝑥 −𝑦 𝐶
20. If 𝑥 + 𝑖𝑦 = C cot(𝑢 + 𝑖𝑣) then show that = =
sin2𝑢 sinh2𝑣 cosh2𝑣−cos2𝑢
 Logarithms of Complex Numbers

1. Find the value of log(−5)

log 3+𝑖𝜋
2. Prove that log 2 (−3) =
log 2

3. Find the general value of 𝐿𝑜𝑔(1 + 𝑖) + 𝐿𝑜𝑔(1 − 𝑖)

𝑎−𝑖𝑏 2𝑎𝑏
4. Show that tan {𝑖 log 𝑎+𝑖𝑏} = 𝑎2 −𝑏2

1 1 𝜃 𝜋 𝜃
5. Prove that log (1−𝑒 𝑖𝜃 ) = log (2 cosec 2) + 𝑖 ( 2 − 2)

√𝑖
6. Separate into real and imaginary parts (i) Log(3+4i) (ii) √𝑖

7. Separate into real and imaginary parts tanh−1(𝑥 + 𝑖𝑦)

8. Considering only the principle values, prove that the real part of

𝜋
(1 + 𝑖√3)(1+𝑖√3) is 2𝑒 −𝜋⁄√3 (cos 3 ) + √3 log 2

9. If tan[log(𝑥 + 𝑖𝑦)] = 𝑎 + 𝑖𝑏 prove that

2𝑎
tan[log(𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 )] = 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑎2 + 𝑏 2 ≠ 1
1 − 𝑎2 − 𝑏 2

10. Considering only the principle values, if (1 + 𝑖 tan 𝛼)1+𝑖 tan 𝛽 is real,
2𝛽
prove that its value is (sec 𝛼)𝑠𝑒𝑐

11. If 𝑖 𝛼+𝑖𝛽 = 𝛼 + 𝑖𝛽 , prove that 𝛼 2 + 𝛽 2 = 𝑒 −(4𝑛+1)𝜋𝛽 where n is any

positive integer.