How do you find the period of sin(3x)?

1 Answer
May 21, 2015

sin 3x = sin (3x + 2pi) = sin [3(x + (2pi)/3)] = sin 3xsin3x=sin(3x+2π)=sin[3(x+2π3)]=sin3x

This means "after the arc rotating three time of (x + (2pi/3))(x+(2π3)), sin 3x comes back to its initial value"
So, the period of sin 3x is (2pi)/3.2π3.