Crazy Equation

Algebra Level 3

What will the graph of

y = s g n ( x ) × ( sin 2 ( x π 7 ) ln ( e ) + cos 2 ( x π 7 ) x x ) y=sgn(x)\times\left(\dfrac{\sin^2\left(\dfrac{x\pi}{7}\right)*\ln(e)+\cos^2\left(\dfrac{x\pi}{7}\right)}{\dfrac{\vert x\vert}{x}}\right)

look like?

not describable line rotated parabola circle

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4 solutions

Michael Mendrin
Aug 27, 2014

Well, technically, almost a line. At x = 0 x=0 , it's indeterminate.

Trevor Arashiro
Aug 27, 2014

Everything cancels out so that the equation becomes y = 1 y=1 .

First: s g n ( x ) = x x sgn(x)=\frac{\vert x\vert}{x} so the denominator cancels.

y = s i n 2 ( x π 7 ) l n ( e ) + c o s 2 ( x π 7 ) y=sin^2(\dfrac{x\pi}{7})*ln(e)+cos^2(\dfrac{x\pi}{7})

Second: ln(e)=1

y = s i n 2 ( x π 7 ) + c o s 2 ( x π 7 ) y=sin^2(\dfrac{x\pi}{7})+cos^2(\dfrac{x\pi}{7})

Third: Sin^2(x)+Cos^2(x)=1

y = 1 \therefore \boxed{y=1}

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Sanjana Nedunchezian - 6 years, 9 months ago
Vijay Simha
Apr 16, 2020

sgn(x) = |x|/x by definition so these two terms cancel out.

ln(e) = 1

and sin^2(x) + cos^2(x) = 1

So we have a line y = 1

John M.
Aug 27, 2014

oh WOW I was fooled by its looks and ran to WolframAlpha... But I do gotta admit I had no idea what sgn(x) was, which is probably why more than anything.

But yeah it would be ALMOST a line, but since the question asks what it would LOOK LIKE not what it would BE, then the answer choice is correct.

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