1. **State the problem:** We need to find the period of the sinusoidal function based on the graph description.
2. **Recall the period definition:** The period of a sinusoidal function is the horizontal length over which the function completes one full cycle and starts repeating.
3. **Analyze the graph points:** The function has peaks at $-3\pi$ and $\pi$, and troughs at $-\pi$ and $3\pi$.
4. **Calculate the period:** The distance between two consecutive peaks is the period.
$$\text{Period} = \pi - (-3\pi) = \pi + 3\pi = 4\pi$$
5. **Conclusion:** The period of the sinusoidal function is $4\pi$.
This means the function repeats every $4\pi$ units along the x-axis.
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