2017 AMC 12B Problems/Problem 7

Revision as of 21:03, 16 February 2017 by Octophi (talk | contribs) (Created page with "==Problem 7== The functions <math>\sin(x)</math> and <math>\cos(x)</math> are periodic with least period <math>2\pi</math>. What is the least period of the function <math>\cos...")
(diff) ← Older revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)

Problem 7

The functions $\sin(x)$ and $\cos(x)$ are periodic with least period $2\pi$. What is the least period of the function $\cos(\sin(x))$?

$\textbf{(A)}\ \frac{\sqrt{3}-1}{2}\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ \frac{1}{2}\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ \frac{\sqrt{5}-1}{2} \qquad\textbf{(D)}\ \frac{\sqrt{2}}{2} \qquad\textbf{(E)}\ \frac{\sqrt{6}-1}{2}$