document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1040767>Question 1040767</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What is the equation of the midline for this function?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y = 3sec (&#920; - 2) + 3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A.) y = 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B.) y = -2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C.) y = 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "D.) y = -3 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #655676 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ikleyn><B>ikleyn(52778)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ikleyn><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=ikleyn><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=655676\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> .<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The term \"midline for the function\" is not defined in math and is never used in math.\r\n" );
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document.write( "You are the first person in the world who uses it.\r\n" );
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document.write( "<U>Comment from student</U>: Wtf? I asked \"What is the equation of the midline for this function? Of course \"midline for the function\" is not a term. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "I was asking what the midline for the specific function I listed was. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "\"The equation of the midline of periodic function is the average of the maximum and minimum values of the function.\" <BR>\n" );
document.write( "(http://www.icoachmath.com/math_dictionary/midline.html)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<U>My responce</U>: Thank you for your comment.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "It means that you are not the first . . .  (I was wrong in that sense).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then the answer is \"In this case midline is y = 3\".\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "See the plot below.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<B>Figure</B>. Plot y = 3sec (&#920; - 2) + 3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let me continue.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The next phrase in that page you refer to, is\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;\"More About Midline<BR>\n" );
document.write( "&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The equation of the midline of periodic function is the average of the maximum and minimum values of the function\"\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thus the value y = 3 is exactly in half way between <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-infinity ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-infinity\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=infinity ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"infinity\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > that are the minimum and the maximum in your case.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In my view, the entire page and all their definitions are nonsence.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Excuse me for these explanations.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "And have a nice afternoon.\r<BR>\n" );
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