Answer:
405 cycles
Step-by-step explanation:
We have the equation:
y = 6*sin(324*π*t)
For the properties of the sin function, we know that the period is 2π.
So between:
Sin(x) and Sin(x + 2*pi)
we have a cycle.
between:
Sin(x) and Sin(x + 6*pi)
we have 3 cycles.
and so on.
Now we want to find how many cycles will occur between t = 3 s, and t = 5.5 seconds
Between these times, the difference in the argument of the sin function is:
324*π*5.5 - 324*π*3 = 324*π*(5.5 - 3) = 324*π*2.5
Now, the number of cycles that we will have between these times is equal to the number of times that "2*π" is in 324*π*2.5
That number is just the quotient between 324*π*2.5 and 2*π
N = (324*π*2.5)/(2*π) = (324*2.5)/(2) = 405
There are 405 cycles between 3 seconds and 5.5 seconds.
