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Past exam of the mathematics course of the year 1 of the natural sciences course of the University of Cambridge 2020 Paper 1 11 a iii Solution by
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The exponential definitions of hyperbolic sine and hyperbolic cosine, together with Euler's formula, give and . The argument of the complex logarithm therefore reduces to .
Using the principal logarithm, , soIf no branch of the complex logarithm is selected, its complete set of values is , . The real part remains zero, while the imaginary part is . The original paper does not explicitly state a branch convention.
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