Q:

What is the period of y=sin(3x)

Accepted Solution

A:
[tex] \bf ~~~~~~~~~~~~\textit{function transformations}
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f(x)=Asin(Bx+C)+D
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f(x)=Acos(Bx+C)+D\\\\
f(x)=Atan(Bx+C)+D
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\bullet \textit{ stretches or shrinks}\\
~~~~~~\textit{horizontally by amplitude } A\cdot B\\\\
\bullet \textit{ flips it upside-down if }A\textit{ is negative}\ [/tex]
[tex] \bf ~~~~~~\textit{reflection over the x-axis}
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\bullet \textit{ flips it sideways if }B\textit{ is negative}\\
~~~~~~\textit{reflection over the y-axis}
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\bullet \textit{ horizontal shift by }\frac{C}{B}\\
~~~~~~if\ \frac{C}{B}\textit{ is negative, to the right} [/tex]
[tex] \bf ~~~~~~if\ \frac{C}{B}\textit{ is positive, to the left}\\\\
\bullet \textit{vertical shift by }D\\
~~~~~~if\ D\textit{ is negative, downwards}\\\\
~~~~~~if\ D\textit{ is positive, upwards}\\\\
\bullet \textit{function period or frequency}\\
~~~~~~\frac{2\pi }{B}\ for\ cos(\theta),\ sin(\theta),\ sec(\theta),\ csc(\theta)\\\\
~~~~~~\frac{\pi }{B}\ for\ tan(\theta),\ cot(\theta) [/tex]
with that template in mind, let's check this one
[tex] \bf y=sin(\stackrel{B}{3}x)~\hspace{10em}\cfrac{2\pi }{B}\implies \blacktriangleright \cfrac{2\pi }{3} \blacktriangleleft [/tex]