Precalculus (6th Edition) Blitzer

Published by Pearson
ISBN 10: 0-13446-914-3
ISBN 13: 978-0-13446-914-0

Chapter 4 - Review Exercises - Page 645: 85

Answer

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Work Step by Step

The two consecutive asymptotes occur at $x+\pi =-\frac{\pi }{2}\text{ and }x+\pi =\frac{\pi }{2}$. Solve $x+\pi =-\frac{\pi }{2}$ to get $\begin{align} & x+\pi =-\frac{\pi }{2}\text{ } \\ & x=-\frac{\pi }{2}-\pi \text{ } \\ & x=-\frac{3\pi }{2} \end{align}$ Again, solving $x+\pi =\frac{\pi }{2}$, we get $\begin{align} & x+\pi =\frac{\pi }{2} \\ & x=\frac{\pi }{2}-\pi \\ & x=-\frac{\pi }{2} \end{align}$ Now, the x-intercept is in between the two consecutive asymptotes. The x-intercept is given as follows: $\begin{align} & x\text{-intercept = }\frac{-\frac{3\pi }{2}-\frac{\pi }{2}}{2} \\ & =\frac{-2\pi }{2} \\ & =-\pi \end{align}$ Thus, the graph passes through $\left( -\pi ,0 \right)$ and the x-intercept is $-\pi $. As the coefficient of the provided tangent function is $1$, the points on the graph midway between the x-intercept and the asymptotes have y-coordinates of $-1$ and $1$. We use the two consecutive asymptotes, $x=-\frac{3\pi }{2}$ and $x=-\frac{\pi }{2}$, to graph one full period of $y=\tan \left( x+\pi \right)$ from $-\frac{3\pi }{2}\text{ to }-\frac{\pi }{2}$.
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