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Digital ACT Math Practice Question #2121

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What is the amplitude of the function $y = -5\cos(2x + \pi) - 3$?
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Amplitude is always positive distance: $|A| = |-5| = 5$.

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The amplitude of $y = A\cos(Bx + C) + D$ is defined as $|A|$, the absolute value of the coefficient of the trigonometric function. Here $A = -5$, so amplitude is $|-5| = 5$....

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