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Answer/Step-by-step explanation:
Total Distance = 3Ft
a) Determine the amplitude and period of a sinusoidal function that models the bobbing buoy.
Amplitude = 3/2 = 1.5 period = 10 second
No ph. Shift
b) Write an equation of a function that models the buoy with x=0 at its highest point.
y= 1.5 cos (
)
Answer:
2.29
Step-by-step explanation:
2.95 plus 1.26 is 4.21, and 6.50 minus 4.21 is 2.29.
The point of inflection is calculated by equating the second derivative to zero and determining x from there.
f"(x) = -x²2xsinx² + cosx²(2x) = 0
2xcosx² - 2x³sinx² = 0
2x (cosx² - xsinx²) = 0
2x = 0 ⇒ x = 0
cosx² - xsinx² = 0 ⇒ x = 3.82 (if you use shift+solve in your scientific calculator)
Thus, the function only has 1 point of inflection and it is at x = 0.