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Just need help with number 3. Please. Thankyou! Been stuck on this one for a while now.

Just need help with number 3. Please. Thankyou! Been stuck on this one for a while-example-1
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A cosine function is given in the form:


y=A\cos(x-h)+k

where |A| is the amplitude, h is the horizontal shift (also called a phase shift) and k is the vertical shift.

The function is given to be:


\begin{gathered} y=8\cos((1)/(4)x) \\ A=8 \end{gathered}

Therefore, the amplitude is 8.

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