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Use my radians find the amplitude and period of each function then graph

Use my radians find the amplitude and period of each function then graph-example-1

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For a function of the form:


y=acos(b\theta)

a = amplitude = 2

b = angular frequency = 1/4

The period can be calculated as follows:


\begin{gathered} T=(2\pi)/(b) \\ So: \\ T=(2\pi)/(1/4) \\ T=8\pi \end{gathered}

Now, we can graph the function easily:

Use my radians find the amplitude and period of each function then graph-example-1
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