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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Choose the graph of the function y = -tan 4x. I narrowed it down to two, but I can't tell which one is correct>.<

OpenStudy (anonymous):

OpenStudy (anonymous):

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

if you plugged in x = pi/4, would you get y = 0?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

like y = -tan(pi/4)?

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

y = -tan(4x) y = -tan(4*(pi/4) ) ... replace x with pi/4 y = ???

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yes

OpenStudy (anonymous):

y = 0

OpenStudy (jdoe0001):

keep in mind that, regular period for tangent is \(\pi\) $$ tan(\color{red}{B}x)\\ \text{new period is based on, regular period/B}\\ -tan(\color{red}{4}x)\\ \text{new period = } \frac{\pi}{\color{red}{4}}\\ $$

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

so the point (pi/4, 0) is on the graph

OpenStudy (anonymous):

OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH THAT'S SO EASY

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Thanks, guys(:

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

yeah just picking on x-intercepts usually does the trick yw

OpenStudy (jdoe0001):

and this one has a negative in front of it so the the "regular tangent" upside down

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