Determine the period of this function.

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Determine the period of this function.

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anonymous · Answer

go from lowest point to lowest point
how long an interval is that?

anonymous · Answer

or for that matter from highest point to highest point? same length

anonymous · Answer

4pi ??

anonymous · Answer

yup

anonymous · Answer

Thank you! So when asked that again just determine the length of the interval from highest to highest point (or lowest to lowest)

anonymous · Answer

yes that should work

anonymous · Answer

Awesome thank you!

anonymous · Answer

notice that if you went from one zero to the next it will not work, but would if you went twice
you are really suppose to visualize over what length the function goes before it repeats

anonymous · Answer

yw

skullpatrol · Answer

The definition of a "period" is the time it takes to go through one complete cycle, so from peak-to-peak or from any point to any point that will give you one complete copy of the graph.