document.write( "Question 1118551: What is the period of the sine function if the max value is -5, the minimum value is -29, and there are consecutive minimum values when $\"x=-pi%2F5\"$ and $\"x=+4pi%2F15\"$ ? \n" ); document.write( "

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\n" ); document.write( "The way the problem is written, you need to be able to see the forest through the trees. (Sorry if you aren't familiar with that expression.)

\n" ); document.write( "If all you want to know is the period, then the maximum and minimum values are irrelevant. The period is simply the distance between the two given values of x where the function has consecutive minimum values:

\n" ); document.write( " $\"%284pi%2F15%29-%28-pi%2F5%29+=+%284pi%2F15%29+%2B+%283pi%2F15%29+=+7pi%2F15\"$

\n" ); document.write( "The period of the function is 7pi/15. \n" ); document.write( "

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