Subject: solving equations with hyperbolic functions
From: Louis Reinitz
Date: Tue, 23 Aug 2011 14:30:11 -0800
B(t):=(b0*sqrt(b1)*cosh(sqrt(a1*b1)*t)-a0*sqrt(a1)*sinh(sqrt(a1*b1)*t))/sqrt(b1);
solve(B(t),t)
returns
sinh(sqrt(a1*b1)*t)=(b0*sqrt(b1)*cosh(sqrt(a1*b1)*t))/(a0*sqrt(a1))
the useful solution is t=atanh((b0*sqrt(b1))/(a0*sqrt(a1)))
how do I go about this?
Is there a way of providing Maxima with hints
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Louis K Reinitz.