Basic ARC Tool question

For drawing arc like shapes, what is the difference with doing this with the Arc tool VS. using the pen tool to draw the same type of shapes? Is it just an easier way to do it? OR is there some other advantage?

Depends on your version. In CS5 you can just select all the open paths you wat to connect and then hit Cmd (or Ctrl) + J
In older version select two anchor points at a time and connect them (or use scripts)

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When plotting anchor points to draw straight lines (see this image) what is the best way to ensure that the width of each wave (in this example) is the same as the other ones? How do you know where to plot the anchor points to do this? Thanks.

keeping the same height can be guided by using the Smart Guides from the View menu, but for the width there is nothing that can assist like that except displaying and snapping to the Grid also accessible from the View menu. Depending on the width you may want to customize the grid in the Preferences to make it more useful. Those were general tips, but when you have a repeating pattern like this you can easily repeat one segment many times by duplicating it and then join all segments. And for your particular example you can just use the Zig Zag effect from Effects > Distort and Transform to create this right away.
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Why can't I use the Basic brush tool?

I'm learning the ropes of drawing in Illustrator and I've fallen at the first hurdle. Why can't I use the Basic brush tool? Whenever I select the brush tool and use the 'Basic' brush type, the cursor turns into a hashed circle indicating I can't draw. If I load other brushes, I can draw with other brush types, but I can't use the Basic one. If I select the Basic brush when I have other brushes loaded and try to draw with it, it always defaults to a different brush! I don't understand why.
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Glitcher,
The following is a general list of things you may try when the issue is not in a specific file (you may have tried/done some of them already); 1) and 2) are the easy ones for temporary strangenesses, and 3) and 4) are specifically aimed at possibly corrupt preferences); 5) is a list in itself, and 6) is the last resort.
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PDF on Illustrator doesn't indicate how to select the Arc tool. Extract from toe pdf follows:
Draw arcs
1 Select the Arc tool . (HELP -- I CAN'T LOCATE THE ARC TOOL).
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• Position the pointer where you want the arc to begin, and drag to where you want the arc to end.
• Click where you want the arc to begin. In the dialog box, click a square on the reference point locator to determine the point from which the arc is drawn. Then set any of the following options, and click OK.
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Type
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Base Along
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Slope
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Fill Arc
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You're welcome.
Can i suggest that you explore al the tools there are drop down menus and on the panels as well in the upper right hand corner there is a drop down with useful functions and options. Also look at the control panel under the menu bar as you change tools to see the option each tool has and also some tools have further settings if you double click the icon in the tool bar other have option if you click in the document window once you have selected them.
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