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#1 2012-08-31 15:09:10
- jessica_cs
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Graphing trig functions and their periods
I ran across this problem y=tanpi/2x. Now I know the amp is 1 and the period is 2 but how on earth do I draw the periods?
#2 2012-08-31 16:12:09
- bobbym
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Re: Graphing trig functions and their periods
Hi jessica_cs;
I assume you mean:
Amplitude doesn't apply here.
The period is 2 so starting at 0 the graph has to repeat every 2 ticks.
You only need to graph x=0,1,2,3,4,5. You should end up with a graph like below.
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