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Math function

COTH

Returns the hyperbolic cotangent of a number.

Rarely usedDifficulty 1350 · AdvancedUsage rank #317 of 520
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When to use it

Hyperbolic cotangent: COSH/SINH.

The shape of it

Syntax
=COTH(number)

Worked examples

  • One

    =COTH(1) 1.313035285

    One.

  • Two

    =COTH(2) 1.037314721

    Approaches 1 for large inputs.

  • Half

    =COTH(0.5) 2.163953414

    Grows as the input shrinks.

Worth knowing

  • Appears in the Langevin function and some heat-transfer formulas.
  • ACOTH inverts it.
  • COTH(x) = 1/TANH(x).

Where it goes wrong

  • #DIV/0! at 0.
  • Absolute values above 2^27 return #NUM!.

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