document.write( "Question 471199: Using f(x) = (tan x) as a guide, graph the function. Identify the period, x-intercepts,and asymptotes.
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document.write( "solve : g(x)= tan (1/4)x \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #323535 by lwsshak3(11628)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Using f(x) = (tan x) as a guide, graph the function. Identify the period, x-intercepts,and asymptotes. \n" ); document.write( "solve : g(x)= tan (1/4)x \n" ); document.write( "** \n" ); document.write( "Standard form for tangent function: y=A tan(Bx-C), period=π/B, phase-shift=C/B. \n" ); document.write( "For given tangent function, g(x)=tan(x/4): \n" ); document.write( "B=1/4 \n" ); document.write( "period:π/(1/4)=4π \n" ); document.write( "(1/4) period=π \n" ); document.write( "phase-shift: none \n" ); document.write( "A=1 \n" ); document.write( ".. \n" ); document.write( "x-intercept \n" ); document.write( "y=0 \n" ); document.write( "tan(x/4)=0 \n" ); document.write( "x/4=0 \n" ); document.write( "x=0 \n" ); document.write( ".. \n" ); document.write( "y-intercept \n" ); document.write( "x=0 \n" ); document.write( "y=tan(0/4) \n" ); document.write( "y=0 \n" ); document.write( ".. \n" ); document.write( "Graphing: \n" ); document.write( "on the x-axis make tick marks at -2π, -π, 0, π, 2π (radian scale) \n" ); document.write( "at these x-values, g(x)=-∞, -1, 0, 1, ∞ \n" ); document.write( "You now have the following points to plot the curve: \n" ); document.write( "Asymptotes: x=-2π and x=2π and points (-π,1), (0, 0), (π,1) \n" ); document.write( " |