document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=187838>Question 187838</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1602773033/algebrahomeworkh>saxon algebra 2</A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> what is the amplitude and the period of this graph: y=5cos 3 x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I know the amplitude is 5, but what is the period? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( " y=5cos 3 x ---> a=5, b=3, c=0, d=0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "amplitude: A=abs(a)=abs(5)=5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "period: T=2pi/b=2pi/3 </SPAN>\n" );
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