The function is
, where
is the number of months since January.
Rewrite the function as
.
Here
represents the month January and
represents the month December.
(a)
\Graph of the function
:
.
\ \(b)
\ All possible values of
is domain of the function.
is the number of months since January.
Relevant domain of the function is
.
Observe the graph:
\All possible values of
is range of the function.
Range is
.
(c)
\Observe the graph: Approximate
-intercept is
.
Find the
-intercept by substituting
in
.


The
-intercept represents the initial stock fluctuation percentage.
(d)
\Zeros of a function is
-intercepts.
Observe the graph:
-intercepts of the function are
and
.
Zeros of the function are
and
.
The zeros are represent the months when stock price returned to its original value.
\ \(a)
\Graph of the function
:
.
\(b) Relevant domain of the function is
and range is
.
(c)
-intercept is
and it is represents the initial stock fluctuation percentage.
(d) Zeros of the function are
and
and they represent the months when stock price returned to its original value.