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This problem naturally follows on from Trig Reps, although the two problems may be attempted independently.
Steve left the following cryptic page in his notebook:
It seems that Steve thinks the following functions A(x) and B(x) are similar in some way to \sin(x) and \cos(x):
A(x) = \frac{1}{2}\Big(10^{x} +10^{-x}\Big)\quad\quad B(x) = \frac{1}{2}\Big(10^{x} -10^{-x}\Big)
Once you have done this you might wish to consider the properties of functions similar to A(x) and B(x) where the 10 is replaced by different numbers. Do any of the properties hold for all of the bases? Which properties are base dependent? Is there a natural choice of base which the structure reveals?
Which is the biggest and which the smallest of 2000^{2002}, 2001^{2001} \text{and } 2002^{2000}?
In this article we are going to look at infinite continued fractions - continued fractions that do not terminate.
Explore the hyperbolic functions sinh and cosh using what you know about the exponential function.