Target Mathematics

1.5: Period and sketch of a cosine graph

0606/11/M/J/20 — Question 2 · 4 marks

(a)
Write down the period of 2cos⁡x3−12\cos\tfrac{x}{3} - 1.
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(b)
On the axes below, sketch the graph of y=2cos⁡x3−1y = 2\cos\tfrac{x}{3} - 1 for −360∘≤x≤360∘-360^{\circ} \le x \le 360^{\circ}.
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