Why is the domain of the hyperbolic function $\sinh x$ is symmetric about the origin?

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My book asked me to prove that the function $\sinh x$ is odd, but in order to be odd I must be sure that the domain of it symmetric about the origin, how can I be sure from this?

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$$f(x)=\sinh x:=\frac{e^x-e^{-x}}2=\color{red}-\frac{e^{-x}-e^x}2=-\sinh(-x)=-f(-x)$$