SOLUTION: determine the period of y=tan x

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Question 85663: determine the period of y=tan x
Answer by Nate(3500) About Me  (Show Source):
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y = tan x
Firstly, let's observe:
y = tan x
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Period: pi
y = tan 2x
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Period: pi/2
y = tan (1/2)x
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Period: 2%2Api
It's expressed: pi/b where b is the coefficient of x