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 Exercises - Page 465: 79a

Answer

$4$ seconds

Work Step by Step

From sine function of $y=a\sin (bx-c)$ and for the given function $v=1.75\sin (\pi t/2)$, $b=\frac{\pi}{2}$. Then, $$period=\frac{2\pi}{b}=\frac{2\pi}{\frac{\pi}{2}}=4$$ Thus, the time for one full respiratory cycle is $4$ seconds.
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