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What is the period of the function cot x?

Answer and explanation

Correct answer: π

Direct answer: the fundamental period of cot x is π, so option A is correct. A period T satisfies cot(x + T) = cot x wherever the function is defined. Since cot x = cos x/sin x, examine a shift of π. We know cos(x + π) = −cos x and sin(x + π) = −sin x. Therefore cot(x + π) = (−cos x)/(−sin x) = cos x/sin x = cot x. Thus π is a period. It is the least positive period because cotangent repeats after a half-turn, not only after a full turn. Option B, 2π, is also a period, but it is not the fundamental or smallest positive period. Option C, π/2, does not preserve cotangent values for general x. Option D, 3π, is another larger odd multiple of π, but again not the least period. Memory cue: tan and cot have fundamental period π, while sin and cos have period 2π. Values are undefined when sin x = 0, but that does not change the period.

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PeriodCotangentTrigonometric-FunctionsQuadrantsTrigonometric Functions And Their PropertiesTrigonometric FunctionsMathematicsClass 12 Mcq

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