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From the given graph: state it's
a) amplitude
b) period
c) function of the graph:​

From the given graph: state it's a) amplitude b) period c) function of the graph:​-example-1

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Explanation:

The amplitude is 2. Amplitude means height from the x-axis to the crest/trough.

The period is 2pi. It is from crest to crest (next crest) or trough to trough (next trough).

Note that crest are the highest points of a wave, and that troughs are the lowest points of a wave. (we are talking about transverse waves, but this is more of a physics thing).

Function of graph:
By playing around in a graphing calculator, I got the equation to be

2 (cos (x + pi/2)).

the 2 changes the amplitude, and the + pi/2 shifts the graph by pi/2 to the left.

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