Precalculus (10th Edition)

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Chapter 6 - Trigonometric Functions - 6.3 Properties of the Trigonometric Functions - 6.3 Assess Your Understanding - Page 396: 123

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Work Step by Step

Step 1. We know $2\pi$ is a period of $f(\theta)=sin\theta$. But we need to show that it is the smallest period. Step 2. Assume there is a smaller period $0\lt p\lt 2\pi$ such that $sin(\theta+p)=sin\theta$. Let $\theta=0$, we have $sin(p)=0\longrightarrow p=\pi$ Step 3. Let $\theta=\frac{\pi}{2}$, we have $sin(\frac{\pi}{2}+p)=1\longrightarrow \frac{\pi}{2}+p=\frac{\pi}{2}\longrightarrow p=0$. This contradicts to the assumption of $0\lt p\lt 2\pi$ as well as the result from Step 2. Step 4. Thus the smallest period of $f(\theta)=sin\theta$ is $2\pi$.
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