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How to find amplitude and period from equation?

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If your graph is a COS or SIN graph :


y = a \sin(bx) + c
a is the Amplitude
and period is:

(360)/(b)

If your graph is a TAN graph :

y = a \tan(bx) + c
A TAN graph has no amplitude as it has no Maximum or Minimum value.
To find period :

(180)/(b)
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