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OpenStudy (bloomlocke367):

How do you determine if a function is periodic?

OpenStudy (amistre64):

itll repeat itself ...

OpenStudy (amistre64):

itll repeat itself ... in a regular pattern

OpenStudy (bloomlocke367):

okay... but how? because there's this one graph and I'm not sure if it is...

OpenStudy (bloomlocke367):

I don't think it is, but I don't know.

OpenStudy (amistre64):

i dont know what graph you are looking at ..

OpenStudy (amistre64):

if f(x) = f(x+k) then its periodic in k

OpenStudy (amistre64):

sin(x) = sin(x + 2pi) , therefore sin is periodint in 2pi

OpenStudy (amistre64):

its assumed the pattern continues, and you can see a repetition in the graph ...

OpenStudy (bloomlocke367):

yes... so is it periodic? I wasn't sure because of the difference in how the waves are..

OpenStudy (vickyisthesmartone123):

you are a human calculator you should know this!!!!!!!!

OpenStudy (bloomlocke367):

haha XD I'm better with some things than others...

OpenStudy (amistre64):

yes, it repeats itself .... therefore its periodic

OpenStudy (bloomlocke367):

okay... thanks! and how'd you find the period?

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