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The Gudermannian $\mathrm{gd}$ is defined for $x \in \mathbb{R}$ by the formula | The Gudermannian $\mathrm{gd}$ is defined for $x \in \mathbb{R}$ by the formula | ||
$$\mathrm{gd}(x) = \displaystyle\int_0^x \dfrac{1}{\cosh t} dt$$ | $$\mathrm{gd}(x) = \displaystyle\int_0^x \dfrac{1}{\cosh t} dt$$ | ||
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| + | File:Gudermannianplot.png|Graph of $\mathrm{gd}$. | ||
| + | File:Domcolgudermannian.png|[[Domain coloring]] of $\mathrm{gd}$. | ||
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=Properties= | =Properties= | ||
Revision as of 23:08, 25 August 2015
The Gudermannian $\mathrm{gd}$ is defined for $x \in \mathbb{R}$ by the formula $$\mathrm{gd}(x) = \displaystyle\int_0^x \dfrac{1}{\cosh t} dt$$
Graph of $\mathrm{gd}$.
Domain coloring of $\mathrm{gd}$.
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Properties
Theorem
The following formula holds: $$\sin(\mathrm{gd}(x))=\tanh(x),$$ where $\sin$ denotes the sine, $\mathrm{gd}$ denotes the Gudermannian, and $\tanh$ denotes the hyperbolic tangent.
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The following formula holds: $$\cos(\mathrm{gd}(x))=\mathrm{sech}(x),$$ where $\cos$ denotes the cosine, $\mathrm{gd}$ denotes the Gudermannian, and $\mathrm{sech}$ denotes the hyperbolic secant.
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The following formula holds: $$\tan(\mathrm{gd}(x))=\sinh(x),$$ where $\tan$ denotes tangent, $\mathrm{gd}$ denotes the Gudermannian, and $\sinh$ denotes the hyperbolic sine.
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The following formula holds: $$\csc(\mathrm{gd}(x))=\mathrm{coth}(x),$$ where $\csc$ is the cosecant, $\mathrm{gd}$ is the Gudermannian, and $\mathrm{coth}$ is the hyperbolic cotangent.
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The following formula holds: $$\sec(\mathrm{gd}(x))=\cosh(x),$$ where $\sec$ denotes the secant, $\mathrm{gd}$ denotes the Gudermannian, and $\cosh$ denotes the hyperbolic cosine.
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The following formula holds: $$\cot(\mathrm{gd}(x))=\mathrm{csch}(x),$$ where $\cot$ is the cotangent, $\mathrm{gd}$ is the Gudermannian, and $\mathrm{csch}$ is the hyperbolic cosecant.
