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OpenStudy (anonymous):

find the period and amplitude of the periodic function? y = -5 cos 6x

Nnesha (nnesha):

\[\huge\rm y = a \cos (bx)\] simple standard form where a is amplitude and to find period p = 2pi/b

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Hmm. The amplitude of this function seems like -5. Because cos6x cannot get a value more then 1, so -5 times 1 equals -5. It swings back and forth between -5 and +5. But I am not sure about the period.

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