TANH function

Overview

TANH is a function of the Math and Trigonometry category that calculates the hyperbolic tangent of a number.

Usage

Syntax

TANH(number) => tanh

Argument descriptions

• number (number, required). The hyperbolic angle whose hyperbolic tangent is to be calculated, expressed in radians.

Additional guidance

The formula for the hyperbolic tangent is:

$$\text{tanh(x)}={\displaystyle \frac{sinh(x)}{cosh(x)}}={\displaystyle \frac{e^x-e^{-x}}{e^x+e^{-x}}}$$

Returned value

TANH returns a real number in the range (-1,+1) that is the hyperbolic tangent of the specified hyperbolic angle.

Error conditions

• In common with many other IronCalc functions, TANH propagates errors that are found in its argument.
• If no argument, or more than one argument, is supplied, then TANH returns the #ERROR! error.
• If the value of the number argument is not (or cannot be converted to) a number, then TANH returns the #VALUE! error.
• For some argument values, TANH may return a #DIV/0! error.
• For more information about the different types of errors that you may encounter when using IronCalc functions, visit our Error Types page.

Details

• The TANH function utilizes the tanh() method provided by the Rust Standard Library.
• The figure below illustrates the TANH function.

Examples

Links

• For more information about hyperbolic functions, visit Wikipedia's Hyperbolic functions page.
• See also IronCalc's SINH, COSH and TAN functions.
• Visit Microsoft Excel's TANH function page.
• Both Google Sheets and LibreOffice Calc provide versions of the TANH function.