rewrite expressions in terms of exponentials and simplify

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I need to rewrite two expressions in terms of exponentials and simplify.

First expression: 2cosh(ln x) --> Answer should be x + 1/x

Second expression: ln(cosh x + sinh x) + ln(cosh x - sinh x) --> Do not know answer

A step by step would be helpful, I really need to learn this and am sinking at the moment. Thank you in advance.

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This might help, (by definition):

$$\cosh x = \frac{e^x + e^{-x}}{2}$$

Replace x with $\ln x$ and simplify, note that $e^{\ln x} = x$

Use a similar idea for your second expression and note that:

$$ \sinh x = \frac{e^x - e^{-x}}{2}$$