Problem

Graph two full periods of the function f(x)=cos(4x) and state the amplitude and period.

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Amplitude: A=
Period: P=

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A=1,P=π2

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Step 1 :The amplitude of a cosine function is the absolute value of the coefficient of the cosine term. In this case, the coefficient of the cosine term is 1, so the amplitude is A=1.

Step 2 :The period of a cosine function is given by 2π|B|, where B is the coefficient of x in the argument of the cosine function. In this case, B is 4. So, the period is 2π4=π2.

Step 3 :To graph the function, we generate a range of x-values from 0 to 4 times the period (to get two full periods), and then calculate the corresponding y-values using the function f(x)=cos(4x).

Step 4 :The graph shows two full periods of the function f(x)=cos(4x), as expected. The amplitude and period calculated earlier also match with the graph.

Step 5 :A=1,P=π2

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