Inverse Hyperbolic Cotangent is Odd Function/Proof 2
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Theorem
- $\map {\coth^{-1} } {-x} = -\coth^{-1} x$
Proof
\(\ds \map {\coth^{-1} } {-x}\) | \(=\) | \(\ds \frac 1 2 \map \ln {\frac {-z + 1} {-z - 1} }\) | Definition 2 of Inverse Hyperbolic Cotangent | |||||||||||
\(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds \frac 1 2 \map \ln {\frac {z - 1} {z + 1} }\) | multiplying the argument by $\dfrac {-1} {-1}$ | |||||||||||
\(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds \frac 1 2 \paren {\map \ln {z - 1} - \map \ln {z + 1} }\) | Difference of Logarithms | |||||||||||
\(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds -\frac 1 2 \paren {\map \ln {z + 1} - \map \ln {z - 1} }\) | ||||||||||||
\(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds -\frac 1 2 \map \ln {\frac {z + 1} {z - 1} }\) | Difference of Logarithms | |||||||||||
\(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds -\coth^{-1} x\) | Definition 2 of Inverse Hyperbolic Cotangent |
$\blacksquare$