Precalculus (10th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-32197-907-9
ISBN 13: 978-0-32197-907-0

Chapter 8 - Applications of Trigonometric Functions - Chapter Review - Cumulative Review - Page 560: 5

Answer

See graph.

Work Step by Step

To obtain the graph of $y=-2cos(2x-\pi)=-2cos[2(x-\frac{\pi}{2})]$, start from one period of $y=cos(x)$, shift horizontally $\frac{\pi}{2}$ to the right, shrink horizontally by a factor of $2$, stretch vertically by a factor of $2$, then reflect across the x-axis, repeat the resulting curve horizontally a few times to cover a wider region. See graph.
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