Which graph best represents tan (x/2) = y?
Let's think about this a bit.
$$\\tan\frac{x}{2}=\frac{sin\frac{x}{2}}{cos\frac{x}{2}}=0\\\\
$Well if $sin\frac{x}{2}=0 $ then this will be true $\\\\
\qquad \qquad $NOTE: When $ sin\frac{x}{2}=0, \;\;cos\frac{x}{2}=\pm1\\\\
sin\frac{x}{2}=0 $ when $ \frac {x}{2}=0,\pi,\2pi, 3\pi, .....\\\\
$multiply both sides by 2$\\\\
x=0,2\pi,4\pi,6\pi,........$$
The answer is C.
It is good to remember CPhill's answer but I have given you an explanation.
It's Graph "C." The function can be written as ....tan 1/2(x).... where the "1/2" makes the normal period of the tangent graph twice as long......!!!!
Which graph best represents tan (x/2) = y?
Let's think about this a bit.
$$\\tan\frac{x}{2}=\frac{sin\frac{x}{2}}{cos\frac{x}{2}}=0\\\\
$Well if $sin\frac{x}{2}=0 $ then this will be true $\\\\
\qquad \qquad $NOTE: When $ sin\frac{x}{2}=0, \;\;cos\frac{x}{2}=\pm1\\\\
sin\frac{x}{2}=0 $ when $ \frac {x}{2}=0,\pi,\2pi, 3\pi, .....\\\\
$multiply both sides by 2$\\\\
x=0,2\pi,4\pi,6\pi,........$$
The answer is C.
It is good to remember CPhill's answer but I have given you an explanation.