# derivative of cosh x

by Michael_Light
Tags: cosh, derivative
 P: 117 Hi... I read this from my lecture note, but i couldn't understand: i) the red part, shouldn't it be k =0 instead of k=1? ii) the third line to the fourth line... i.e. I have no idea how to change from the third line to the fourth line.. Can anyone enlighten me? Thanks a lot..
 PF Patron Sci Advisor Thanks Emeritus P: 38,387 It doesn't matter. Since the terms being summed have a factor of "k", the k= 0 term has value 0. In general, for power series, $f(x)= \sum_{k=0}^\infty a_kx^k$, the derivative can be written as either $f'(x)= \sum_{k=0}^\infty ka_kx^{k- 1}$ or as $f'(x)= \sum_{k=1}^\infty ka_kx^{k- 1}$ because the k= 0 term is 0. By making the change of index, n= k- 1, so that k= n+1, the second can be written $f'(x)= \sum_{n=0} (n+1)a_{n+1}x^n$.
 P: 11 The first sum can be rewritten as $\displaystyle \sum_{k=1}^\infty (2k)\frac{x^{2k-1}}{(2k)!}=\sum_{k=1}^\infty \frac{x^{2k-1}}{(2k-1)!}$since $(2k)!=(2k)(2k-1)!$. To change the base index, replace $k$ by $k+1$. You then get the sum $\displaystyle \sum_{k=0}^\infty \frac{x^{2k+1}}{(2k+1)!}.$
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## derivative of cosh x

 Quote by Michael_Light Attachment 54593 Hi... I read this from my lecture note, but i couldn't understand: i) the red part, shouldn't it be k =0 instead of k=1? ii) the third line to the fourth line... i.e. Attachment 54595 I have no idea how to change from the third line to the fourth line.. Can anyone enlighten me? Thanks a lot..
This seems to be a very roundabout way of getting this result.

cosh(x) = (ex + e-x)/2
The derivative = (ex - e-x)/2 =sinh(x).
 PF Patron Sci Advisor Thanks Emeritus P: 38,387 IF cosh(x) has been defined as $(e^x+ e^{-x})/2$, yes, that is more direct. However, if cosh(x) has been defined as $\sum_{i=0}^\infty x^{2i}/(2i)!$, as is quite possible and apparently as done in the first post, the argument given is more direct.

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