Question

During the course of treatment of an illness, the concentration of a drug (in micrograms per milliliter) in the bloodstream fluctuates during the dosing period of 8 hours according to the model

C(t)=15.44.7sin(π4t+π2),0t8C(t)=15.4-4.7 \sin \left(\frac{\pi}{4} t+\frac{\pi}{2}\right), \quad 0 \leq t \leq 8

Use an identity to express the concentration C(t)C(t) in terms of the cosine function. Note: This model does not apply to the first dose of the medication as there will be no medication in the bloodstream.

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Use sum identity for sine function.

C(t)=15.44.7[sin(π4t)cos(π2)+cos(π4t)sin(π2)]C(t)=15.4-4.7\left[\sin\left(\dfrac{\pi}{4}t\right)\cos\left(\dfrac{\pi}{2}\right)+\cos\left(\dfrac{\pi}{4}t\right)\sin\left(\dfrac{\pi}{2}\right)\right]

Use cos(π2)=0\cos\left(\dfrac{\pi}{2}\right)=0 and sin(π2)=1\sin\left(\dfrac{\pi}{2}\right)=1.

C(t)=15.44.7cos(π4t)C(t)=15.4-4.7\cos\left(\dfrac{\pi}{4}t\right)

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