Step 1: Definition of hyperbolic cosine The formula for hyperbolic cosine is: \[ \cosh x = \frac{e^x + e^{-x}}{2}. \] Substituting \( x = \log 4 \): \[ \cosh (\log 4) = \frac{e^{\log 4} + e^{-\log 4}}{2}. \] Step 2: Evaluating exponential terms Since \( e^{\log 4} = 4 \) and \( e^{-\log 4} = \frac{1}{4} \), we get: \[ \cosh (\log 4) = \frac{4 + \frac{1}{4}}{2} = \frac{\frac{16}{4} + \frac{1}{4}}{2} = \frac{\frac{17}{4}}{2} = \frac{17}{8}. \]
The descending order of magnitude of the eccentricities of the following hyperbolas is:
A. A hyperbola whose distance between foci is three times the distance between its directrices.
B. Hyperbola in which the transverse axis is twice the conjugate axis.
C. Hyperbola with asymptotes \( x + y + 1 = 0, x - y + 3 = 0 \).