Functions Modeling Change: A Preparation for Calculus, 5th Edition

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Chapter 7 - Trigonometry and Periodic Functions - Review Exercises and Problems for Chapter Seven - Page 315: 3

Answer

No.

Work Step by Step

If you push the function rightward, there is no way to recreate the original function. Therefore, there doesn't exist a positive value $a$ such that $f(x)=f(x-a)$ and the function cannot be periodic.
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