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To sketch the graph of \( f(x) = 2 \cos^2 x - 1 \) for \( x \) between –180° and 180°:
1. **Identify the Function**: Recognize that \( f(x) = \cos 2x \).
2. **Key Features**:
- **Amplitude**: 1
- **Period**: 180°
- **Phase Shift**: 0
- **Vertical Shift**: 0
3. **Plot Key Points**:
- \( x = -180° \): \( f(x) = 1 \)
- \( x = -135° \): \( f(x) = 0 \)
- \( x = -90° \): \( f(x) = -1 \)
- \( x = -45° \): \( f(x) = 0 \)
- \( x = 0° \): \( f(x) = 1 \)
- \( x = 45° \): \( f(x) = 0 \)
- \( x = 90° \): \( f(x) = -1 \)
- \( x = 135° \): \( f(x) = 0 \)
- \( x = 180° \): \( f(x) = 1 \)
4. **Draw the Graph**:
- Plot these points on the grid.
- Connect them with a smooth, continuous curve resembling the cosine function.
- Ensure the graph is symmetric about the y-axis and repeats every 180°.
This will give you the accurate sketch of the function within the specified interval.
Solución
We start with the given function:
f(x) = 2 cos²x – 1 for x ∈ [–180°, 180°].
Step 1. Recognize the Identity
Notice that the double-angle formula for cosine tells us:
cos 2x = 2 cos²x – 1.
Thus, f(x) = cos 2x.
Step 2. Determine Key Features
Since f(x) = cos 2x, we have:
• Amplitude = 1 (since cos 2x varies from –1 to 1)
• Period = 360° / 2 = 180° (because when x increases by 180°, 2x increases by 360°)
• Phase Shift = 0 (no horizontal shift)
• Vertical Shift = 0
Step 3. Find Important Points
Let’s choose key x–values that divide one period into equal parts. We know that for a cosine function, the standard key points in one period are:
x f(x) = cos 2x
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–180° cos(–360°) = 1
–135° cos(–270°) = 0 (since cos 270° = 0)
–90° cos(–180°) = –1
–45° cos(–90°) = 0 (since cos 90° = 0)
0° cos 0° = 1
45° cos 90° = 0
90° cos 180° = –1
135° cos 270° = 0
180° cos 360° = 1
Step 4. Sketching the Graph on the Grid
1. Draw a horizontal (x-axis) and vertical (y-axis) axis.
2. Mark the x-axis from –180° to 180°.
3. Label the y-axis with values –1, 0, and 1.
4. Plot the key points:
• (–180°, 1)
• (–135°, 0)
• (–90°, –1)
• (–45°, 0)
• (0°, 1)
• (45°, 0)
• (90°, –1)
• (135°, 0)
• (180°, 1)
5. Draw a smooth, continuous curve through these points. The curve will follow the shape of the cosine function, starting at a maximum at –180°, going down to a minimum at –90°, rising back to a maximum at 0°, and so on.
Step 5. Observations
• The graph is periodic with period 180°; hence, you will see two complete cycles over the interval from –180° to 180°.
• The function is even (symmetric about the y-axis) because cosine is an even function.
• It is helpful to draw a dotted line at y = 0 to guide your hand when sketching the curve.
Using these steps, you can accurately sketch the graph of f(x) = 2 cos²x – 1 (or equivalently, cos 2x) on the provided grid.
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