SOLUTION: The height of a piston in an engine can be determined by the function h=-15sin(pi(t)/0.025)+20, where height, h, is in centimetres, and time, t, is in seconds. Determine the period

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Question 554119: The height of a piston in an engine can be determined by the function h=-15sin(pi(t)/0.025)+20, where height, h, is in centimetres, and time, t, is in seconds. Determine the period of this function.
Answer by Alan3354(69443)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
h=-15sin(pi(t)/0.025)+20
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h=-15sin(40*pi*t)+20
Period = 2pi/40pi = 0.05 seconds

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