How can I express h in terms of D for this problem?

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In summary, the conversation discusses solving a problem involving h in terms of D, using the equation sinh(x)=1/2(e^(x)-e^(-x)). The conversation goes on to discuss rearranging, factorizing, and solving the problem using logs and the sinh(x+y) expansion. It is suggested to multiply through by e2xh and solve the resulting quadratic equation in order to find h in terms of D.
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[PLAIN]http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/1679/problemhup.png

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That is how far i have got, using that sinh(x)=1/2(e^(x)-e^(-x))
I have to express h in terms of D
 
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Firstly let

[tex]\sqrt{\frac{2.09\cdot 10^6}{D}}=x[/tex]

just to make things clearer and easier to write out. Now we have

[tex]0.5=\frac{e^{xh-10x}-e^{10x-xh}}{e^{xh}-e^{-xh}}[/tex]

So we need to find h in terms of x (which is in terms of D, we can substitute back at the end)
Multiplying through by the denominator of the fraction, and then by [itex]2e^{xh}[/tex] remember that [itex]e^x\cdot e^{-x}=1[/itex] and [tex]e^{x}\cdot e^{x}=e^{2x}[/itex]
So we now have

[tex]e^{2xh}-1=2e^{2xh-10x}-2e^{10x}[/tex]

and from here just rearrange, factorize out the exponents with h present, and solve from there using logs and such.
 
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Seems like i have made a mistake sinh(x+y)=sinh(x).cosh(y)+sinh(y).cosh(x)
considering that and your help I've got this
[PLAIN]http://img571.imageshack.us/img571/6678/probp.png
but i have no idea what to do next
 
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whatsoever said:
Seems like i have made a mistake sinh(x+y)=sinh(x).cosh(y)+sinh(y).cosh(x)
I haven't studied sinh myself, so I took your word for it. I like that it's similar to the sin(a+b) expansion :wink:

whatsoever said:
considering that and your help I've got this
[PLAIN]http://img571.imageshack.us/img571/6678/probp.png
but i have no idea what to do next

Again multiply through by exh and you can easily simplify things, such as the [tex]e^{2xh-10x}e^{-2xh-10x}[/tex] term
 
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Mentallic said:
I haven't studied sinh myself, so I took your word for it. I like that it's similar to the sin(a+b) expansion :wink:
Again multiply through by exh and you can easily simplify things, such as the [tex]e^{2xh-10x}e^{-2xh-10x}[/tex] term

i've made a mistake when writing it its not [tex]e^{2xh-10x}e^{-2xh-10x}[/tex], its [tex]e^{2xh-10x}+e^{-2xh-10x}[/tex]
 
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Then multiply through by e2xh. You'll get a quadratic in e2xh, and if you can't see it, let u=e2xh and treat other terms such as e-10x as constants, then solve the quadratic in u, then substitute back.
 

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Expressing h in terms of D means to write the variable h as a function of the variable D. This means that h will be defined in relation to D and any changes in D will affect the value of h.

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