Precalculus (6th Edition) Blitzer

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ISBN 10: 0-13446-914-3
ISBN 13: 978-0-13446-914-0

Chapter 4 - Review Exercises - Page 646: 87

Answer

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Work Step by Step

The two consecutive asymptotes occur at $3x=0\text{ and }3x=\pi $. By solving $3x=0$, we get $\begin{align} & 3x=0\text{ } \\ & x=0\text{ } \end{align}$ Again, solve $3x=\pi $ to get $\begin{align} & 3x=\pi \\ & \text{ }x=\frac{\pi }{3} \end{align}$ Now, the x-intercept is in between the two consecutive asymptotes. The x-intercept is given as follows: $\begin{align} & x\text{-intercept = }\frac{\left( 0+\frac{\pi }{3} \right)}{2} \\ & =\frac{\left( \frac{\pi }{3} \right)}{2} \\ & =\frac{\pi }{6} \end{align}$ Thus, the graph passes through $\left( \frac{\pi }{6},0 \right)$ and the x-intercept is $\frac{\pi }{6}$. As the coefficient of the provided cotangent function is $2$ , the points on the graph midway between the x-intercept and the asymptotes have y-coordinates of $2$ and $-2$. We use the two consecutive asymptotes, $x=0$ and $x=\frac{\pi }{3}$, to graph one full period of $y=2\cot 3x$ from $0\text{ to }\frac{\pi }{3}$.
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