Determing if a function is periodic

Mark44

Joined Nov 26, 2007
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A function f is periodic with period P if f(t) = f(t + P) for any choice of t.

The general cosine function is periodic with period 2\(\pi\). The function you're working with is periodic, but I leave it to you to figure out the period.

After you have determined the period, you can prove that your function has period P by showing that 3cos(4t + pi/3 + P) is identically equal to 3cos(4t + pi/3). To do that you can use an addition formula for the cosine function; i.e., cos(A + B) = cos A * cos B - sin A * sin B.

HTH
 
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