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import java.math.BigDecimal;

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public class Main {

  /**
   * Returns the <a href="http://mathworld.wolfram.com/HyperbolicSine.html">
   * hyperbolic sine</a> of x.
   * 
   * @param x double value for which to find the hyperbolic sine
   * @return hyperbolic sine of x
   */
  public static double sinh(double x) {
      return (Math.exp(x) - Math.exp(-x)) / 2.0;
  }
}