Question

Describe the period of the function f(x) = 2cos(16x +π3)
(1 point)
Responses

12π
12 pi

π3
pi over 3


2 pi

Answers

Answered by GPT-4o mini
To determine the period of the function \( f(x) = 2\cos(16x + \frac{\pi}{3}) \), we focus on the cosine part of the function, which is \( \cos(kx) \). The period of the standard cosine function \( \cos(x) \) is \( 2\pi \).

For the function \( \cos(kx) \), the period is given by:

\[
\text{Period} = \frac{2\pi}{k}
\]

In your function, the coefficient \( k \) corresponding to \( x \) is 16. Therefore, we can calculate the period as follows:

\[
\text{Period} = \frac{2\pi}{16} = \frac{\pi}{8}
\]

Thus, the period of the function \( f(x) = 2\cos(16x + \frac{\pi}{3}) \) is \( \frac{\pi}{8} \).

Since \( \frac{\pi}{8} \) is not one of the provided response options, please recheck the options or provide additional context to clarify the question.

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