Graphing y = Cosh x
We know that
is defined in terms of the exponential function as follows

By rewriting the function as

and noting that both factors in the numerator, as well as the denominator are positive for all values of x, we have that the graph of
is always positive (in fact, it is always > = 1).
Now, the first derivative of
is given by

which may rewritten as

If x < 0, (the second factor in the numerator)
< 0 ; and if x > 0, the expression
> 0.
So, since
is always positive, and the denominator (= 2) of
is always positive, we have that

So, the graph of the function
is decreasing when x < 0 and increasing when x > 0.
Now, we take the second derivative of
and obtain

we have already noted that
is positive for all values of x, so the graph is always concave up.
Below is the graph of
.
