Find the specified quantity.
-Find the period of $y = - 3 \cos \left( \frac { 1 } { 2 } x + \frac { \pi } { 3 } \right)$.
A) $3 \pi$
B) $\frac { 2 \pi } { 3 }$
C) $4 \pi$
D) $2 \pi$

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The period of a cosine function $y = a \cos(bx + c)$ is given by $\frac{2\pi}{|b|}$. Here, $b = \frac{1}{2}$, so the period is $\frac{2\pi}{\frac{1}{2}} = 4\pi$.

Find the Specified Quantity y=−3cos⁡(12x+π3)y = - 3 \cos \left( \frac { 1 } { 2 } x + \frac { \pi } { 3 } \right)y=−3cos(21​x+3π​)

Find the Specified Quantity $y = - 3 \cos \left( \frac { 1 } { 2 } x + \frac { \pi } { 3 } \right)$