Inverse hyperbolic cosine function
From Calculus
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Definition
The inverse hyperbolic cosine function, denoted , is a function with domain the set
, defined in either of the following equivalent ways:
- It is the inverse function to the restriction of the hyperbolic cosine function
to the subset
.
- It is given explicitly by the expression: