SOLUTION: how do you graph this y=8 cos 5x?

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Question 733495: how do you graph this y=8 cos 5x?
Found 2 solutions by Alan3354, josmiceli:
Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
how do you graph this y=8 cos 5x?
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Same as any graph.
Pick values for x, find y
Plot the points, draw a curve thru them.
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You can use Excel to make a table of points.
You can dl the FREE graph s/w to make the graph at
http://www.padowan.dk
Use Ins, enter
8cos(5x)


Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
You can make +5x+ change in +pi%2F2+ increments
as follows:
+5x%5B1%5D+=+0+, +x%5B1%5D+=+0+
+5x%5B2%5D+=+pi%2F2+, +x%5B2%5D+=+pi%2F10+
+5x%5B3%5D+=+pi+, +x%5B3%5D+=+pi%2F5+
+5x%5B4%5D+=+%283%2Api%29%2F2+, +x%5B4%5D+=+%283%2Api%29%2F10+
+5x%5B5%5D+=+2%2Api+, +x%5B5%5D+=+%282%2Api%29%2F5+
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+y%5B1%5D+=+8%2Acos%28+5%2A0+%29+
+y%5B2%5D+=+8%2Acos%28+5%2A%28pi%2F10%29+%29+
+y%5B3%5D+=+8%2Acos%28+5%2A%28pi%2F5%29+%29+
+y%5B4%5D+=+8%2Acos%28+5%2A%283%2Api%2F10+%29%29+
+y%5B5%5D+=+8%2Acos%28+5%2A%282%2Api%2F5%29%29+
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+y%5B1%5D+=+8%2A1+
+y%5B2%5D+=+8%2A0+
+y%5B3%5D+=+8%2A%28-1%29+
+y%5B4%5D+=+8%2A0+
+y%5B5%5D+=+8%2A1+
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Now just plot the points
( x1 , y1 ) = +0+, +8+
( x2 , y2 ) = +pi%2F10+, +0+
( x3 , y3 ) = +pi%2F5+, +-8+
etc.
The cycles just keep repeating