Algebra and Trigonometry 10th Edition

Published by Cengage Learning
ISBN 10: 9781337271172
ISBN 13: 978-1-33727-117-2

Chapter 6 - 6.4 - Graphs of Sine and Cosine Functions - 6.4 Exercise - Page 466: 80a

Answer

$6$ seconds per cycle

Work Step by Step

From sine function $y=a\sin b(x-c)$ and for function $v=0.85\sin (\pi t/3)$, $b=\frac{\pi}{3}$. $$Period=\frac{2\pi}{b}=\frac{2\pi}{\frac{\pi}{3}}=6$$ Thus, the time for one full respiratory cycle is $6$ seconds per cycle.
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