Question

Find the period and the amplitude of the periodic function

Answer 1

What function?

Answer 2

Amplitude is -2, no?

Answer 3

Period is 4 i think.. Sorry i froze

Answer 4

Yeah

Answer 5

Amplitude = highest point that the function reaches / 2

Answer 6

highest or lowest i meant

Answer 7

I dont think you have to divide 2

Answer 8

http://home.cc.umanitoba.ca/~krussll/phonetics/acoustic/img/amplitude.png

Answer 9

yea so the highest point is f(14.5) or something, but amplitude isn't f(14.5), it's only the length of the top half

Answer 10

Oh is amplitude an absolute value? Anyway you guys can discuss this later, I gtg now, cya.

Answer 11

Ok

Answer 12

The amplitude is the magnitude of the displacement from equilibrium. so you should get two