How to write this expression in terms of a Hyperbolic function?

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Homework Statement
How to write this expression in terms of a Hyperbolic function
Relevant Equations
How to write :

##
Eq= e^{t ( -h \pm \sqrt{ x} )}
##

I terms of ##Cosh (x) = e^x + e^{-x} /2 ##
The eqution can be written as:

##
Eq= e^{t( -h + \sqrt{ x} )} + e^{t( -h -\sqrt{ x} )}
##

Can this be written in terms of Cosh x ?
 
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PeroK said:
It could be written in terms of ##\cosh \sqrt x##.
So can it written as:

## Eq = e^{ -ht} ( e^{t\sqrt{x}} + e^{-t\sqrt{x}} ) = 2 e^{ -ht} Cosh ( t \sqrt{x}) ##?
 
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Safinaz said:
How to write :
##Eq= e^{t ( -h \pm \sqrt{ x} )}##
I presume that represents 2 different 'equations':
##f(t,h,x)= e^{t ( -h + \sqrt{ x} )}## and
##g(t,h,x)= e^{t ( -h - \sqrt{ x} )}##

Safinaz said:
##Cosh (x) = e^x + e^{-x} /2 ##
You are missing brackets and should use a lower case c for ##\cosh##.

Safinaz said:
The eqution can be written as:
##Eq= e^{t( -h + \sqrt{ x} )} + e^{t( -h -\sqrt{ x} )}##
Looks like you are trying to express the two different equations as a single equation. That sounds wrong to me. It's a bit like saying ##x = 1 \pm \sqrt 2## and then considering the value of ##(1+\sqrt 2) + (1 -\sqrt 2)## (which is ##2##). It doesn't work.
 
Safinaz said:
Homework Statement: How to write this expression in terms of a Hyperbolic function
Relevant Equations: How to write :

##
Eq= e^{t ( -h \pm \sqrt{ x} )}
##

I terms of ##Cosh (x) = e^x + e^{-x} /2 ##

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