If \(\tanh (x)=\frac{1}{3}\), then \(\tanh (3 x)\) is

If \(\tanh (x)=\frac{1}{3}\), then \(\tanh (3 x)\) is
  1. \(\frac{8}{9}\)
  2. \(\frac{7}{9}\)
  3. 1
  4. \(\frac{2}{3}\)

Solution

\(\begin{aligned} & \tanh (x)=\frac{1}{3}, \tanh (3 x)=? \\ & \Rightarrow \quad \frac{e^x-e^{-x}}{e^x+e^{-x}}=\frac{1}{3} \Rightarrow 2 e^x=4 e^{-x} \Rightarrow\left(e^{2 x}=2\right) \\ & \text {and } \tanh (3 x)=\frac{e^{3 x}-e^{-3 x}}{e^{3 x}+e^{-3 x}}=\frac{\left(e^{2 x}\right)^3-1}{\left(e^{2 x}\right)^3+1}=\frac{8-1}{8+1}=\frac{7}{9} \end{aligned}\)

Asked in: AP EAMCET 2020 (17 Sep Shift 1)

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