Precalculus (6th Edition) Blitzer

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Chapter 5 - Section 5.2 - Sum and Difference Formulas - Exercise Set - Page 670: 66

Answer

a. $y= cos(x)$ b. See graph.

Work Step by Step

a. Using the Difference Formula, we have $y=cos(x-2\pi)=cos(x)cos(2\pi)+sin(x)sin(2\pi)=cos(x)$ b. We can graph the new function $y=cos(x)$ and compare with the given graph to see that they are identical.
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