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# cosh, coshf, coshl

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< c‎ | numeric‎ | math

Defined in header `<math.h>` |  |
float coshf( float arg ); | (1) | (since C99)
double cosh( double arg ); | (2) |
long double coshl( long double arg ); | (3) | (since C99)
Defined in header `<tgmath.h>` |  |
#define cosh( arg ) | (4) | (since C99)

1-3) Computes the hyperbolic cosine of `arg`.
4) Type-generic macro: If the argument has type long double, `coshl` is called. Otherwise, if the argument has integer type or the type double, `cosh` is called. Otherwise, `coshf` is called. If the argument is complex, then the macro invokes the corresponding complex function (ccoshf, ccosh, ccoshl).

### [edit] Parameters

arg | - | floating point value representing a hyperbolic angle

### [edit] Return value

If no errors occur, the hyperbolic cosine of `arg` (cosh(arg), or

earg +e-arg
2

) is returned.

If a range error due to overflow occurs, `+HUGE_VAL`, `+HUGE_VALF`, or `+HUGE_VALL` is returned.

### [edit] Error handling

Errors are reported as specified in math_errhandling.

If the implementation supports IEEE floating-point arithmetic (IEC 60559),

- if the argument is ±0, 1 is returned
- If the argument is ±∞, +∞ is returned
- if the argument is NaN, NaN is returned

### [edit] Notes

For the IEEE-compatible type double, if |arg| > 710.5, then `cosh(arg)` overflows.

### [edit] Example

Run this code

    #include <stdio.h>
    #include <math.h>
    #include <errno.h>
    #include <fenv.h>

    #pragma STDC FENV_ACCESS ON
    int main(void)
    {
        printf("cosh(1) = %f\ncosh(-1)= %f\n", cosh(1), cosh(-1));
        printf("log(sinh(1) + cosh(1))=%f\n", log(sinh(1)+cosh(1)));
        // special values
        printf("cosh(+0) = %f\ncosh(-0) = %f\n", cosh(0.0), cosh(-0.0));
        // error handling
        errno=0; feclearexcept(FE_ALL_EXCEPT);
        printf("cosh(710.5) = %f\n", cosh(710.5));
        if(errno == ERANGE) perror("    errno == ERANGE");
        if(fetestexcept(FE_OVERFLOW)) puts("    FE_OVERFLOW raised");
    }

Possible output:

    cosh(1) = 1.543081
    cosh(-1)= 1.543081
    log(sinh(1) + cosh(1))=1.000000
    cosh(+0) = 1.000000
    cosh(-0) = 1.000000
    cosh(710.5) = inf
        errno == ERANGE: Numerical result out of range
        FE_OVERFLOW raised

### [edit] References

- C11 standard (ISO/IEC 9899:2011):

  - 7.12.5.4 The cosh functions (p: 241)

  - 7.25 Type-generic math <tgmath.h> (p: 373-375)

  - F.10.2.4 The cosh functions (p: 520)

- C99 standard (ISO/IEC 9899:1999):

  - 7.12.5.4 The cosh functions (p: 222)

  - 7.22 Type-generic math <tgmath.h> (p: 335-337)

  - F.9.2.4 The cosh functions (p: 457)

- C89/C90 standard (ISO/IEC 9899:1990):

  - 4.5.3.1 The cosh function

### [edit] See also

sinh sinhf sinhl (C99)(C99) | computes hyperbolic sine (sh(x)) (function) [edit]
tanh tanhf tanhl (C99)(C99) | computes hyperbolic tangent (function) [edit]
acosh acoshf acoshl (C99)(C99)(C99) | computes inverse hyperbolic cosine (arcosh(x)) (function) [edit]
ccosh ccoshf ccoshl (C99)(C99)(C99) | computes the complex hyperbolic cosine (function) [edit]
C++ documentation for cosh

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