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The amplitude of the function -1/5 sin(2/3x - pi/2) is definitively 1/5. This conclusion is based on the standard definition of amplitude in trigonometric functions, where the amplitude is the absolute value of the coefficient in front of the sine function. In this case, the coefficient is -1/5, and its absolute value is 1/5.

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the amplitude of the function -1/5 sin(2/3x - pi/2) is equal to what? 1/5 i think can anybody help?
 
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the amplitude of the function -1/5 sin(2/3x - pi/2) is equal to what? 1/5 i think can anybody help?

That is correct.
 

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