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Problem 1RCC: (a) What is a function? What are its domain and range? (b) What is the graph of a function? (c) How...
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Transcribed Image Text:### Analysis of the Function \( y = -\cot\left(\frac{\pi}{2} x\right) + 2 \) (Degrees)
**Function Parameters:**
- **Flip:**
- The function has a vertical flip because of the negative sign in front of the cotangent function.
- **Vertical Shift:**
- The function is shifted upwards by 2 units.
- **Period:**
- The basic period of the cotangent function \( \cot(x) \) is \( 180^\circ \) (or \( \pi \) radians).
- Since the argument of the cotangent function is \( \frac{\pi}{2} x \), the period is calculated as follows: \\
Period = \( \frac{180^\circ}{\frac{\pi}{2}} = \frac{180^\circ \cdot 2}{\pi} = 360^\circ \).
- **Phase Shift:**
- There is no phase shift in this function as there are no horizontal shifts in the argument of the function.
- **Domain:**
- The cotangent function is undefined where its argument is an integer multiple of \( 180^\circ \) (or \(\pi\)).
- Therefore, the domain is: \\ \( x \neq \frac{180^\circ k}{\frac{\pi}{2}} = 360^\circ k \), where \( k \) is an integer.
- **Range:**
- The range of the cotangent function spans all real numbers, but due to the vertical shift upwards by 2 units, the range also spans all real numbers: \( (-\infty, \infty) \).
**Graph Explanation:**
- The graph shows both the x-axis (in degrees, marked at intervals of 60 degrees ranging from -360º to 360º) and the y-axis (with a unit scale).
- There's a notable characteristic of the cotangent function, which tends to have vertical asymptotes at intervals of the period, which are at \( x = 360^\circ k \) due to the adjustment in the argument.
- Evaluated points of interest would include the critical behavior where the function tends toward either positive or negative infinity at these asymptotes.
- In general, the cotangent function decreases between vertical asymptotes before it repeats its value every 360º interval.
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