document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=689602>Question 689602</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> find period and phase shift, y= -4 tan(5x + pi/2)  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Equation of tan function: y=tan(Bx-C), period=&#960;/B, phase shift=C/B<BR>\n" );
document.write( "For given tan function:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B=5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "period=&#960;/B=&#960;/5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C=&#960;/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "phase shift=C/B=(&#960;/2)/5=&#960;/10 (shift to the left) </SPAN>\n" );
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