document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1182144>Question 1182144</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What is the maximum value of the transformed function: g(x)=−3cos[2(x−60°)]+3?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-3 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "A different approach....<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The \"+3\" at the end of the function tells us the midline of the graph of the function is y=3.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The factor \"-3\" on the cosine function tells us the function value varies 3 units either side of the midline; that makes the maximum and minimum function values 3+3=6 and 3-3=0<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "ANSWER: maximum value: 6<br><BR>\n" );
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