Amber could have used cross multiplication.
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Y=1/x solve for x
x=1/y now reverse lables...
y=1/x
Yes that is the same equation you started with. What that means is the the inverse function in this case produces the same exact graph :)
Radius: r=18 feet
Cental Angle: A=44°
Each cycle (one back and forth) lasts 12 seconds
In each cycle the pendulum swings:
L=(A/360°) 2 pi r
L=(44°/360°)(2)(3.141592654)(18 feet)
L=(0.122222222)(113.0973355 feet)
L=13.82300764 feet
Rounded to 3 decimal places:
L=13.823 feet
Each minute (60 seconds) the pendulum makes:
Number of cycles: n=(60 seconds) / (12 seconds)→n=5 cycles
Then, each minute, the pendulum swings:
T=nL=5(13.823 feet)→T=69.115 feet
Answer: Each minute, the pendulum swings 69.115 feet.
The horizontal stretch is the correct answer. A period is the distance on the x-axis that it takes for the tangent or cotangent function to repeat itself. Stretching it out horizontally will lengthen that distance and therefore change the period.
D. 150 should be your answer.
