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Trigonometric Graphing: Introduction to Amplitude and Vertical Shift (go to
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Notes
𝑦 = 𝑎 sin(𝑥) + 𝑑 has amplitude that is equal to ___________________________
and principal axis that is equal to _________________________
and range that is equal to _________________________
and maximums with 𝑦-coordinates that are equal to _________________________
and minimums with 𝑦-coordinates that are equal to _________________________
Function Amplitude Principal Range 𝒚-coordinate 𝒚-coordinate
axis of maximums of minimums
𝑦 = 2 sin 𝑥
2 𝑦=1
[−3,1]
𝑦 = −2 sin 𝑥 − 1
19 −21
20 −10
𝑦 = −20 cos 𝑥 + 10
4.5 𝑦 = 1.5
[10.4,13.8]
𝑦 = −8.6 −5.5
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Your Turn
Sketch graphs of the following functions
a) 𝑦 = 4 sin 𝑥 − 5 b) 𝑦 = −3 cos 𝑥 + 1
c) 𝑦 = 15.5 sin 𝑥 − 3.5 d) 𝑦 = 12 − 2 cos 𝑥
Give an equation for each of these graphs
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Examples
Examples 1 - https://www.desmos.com/calculator/mqf4ofjdht
Examples 2 - https://www.desmos.com/calculator/3barvgye5w
Examples 3 - https://www.desmos.com/calculator/cjzlcfqtxf
Notes
𝑦 = sin(𝑏𝑥) has period that is equal to ________________ or _______________
That is, there are ________________ waves in each ___________________
𝑦 = sin(𝑥 − 𝑐) has a phase shift of________________________
That is, the graph is __________________________________________________
𝑦 = sin(𝑥 ) = cos 𝑥 𝑦 = sin(𝑥 ) = − cos 𝑥
𝑦 = cos(𝑥 ) = sin 𝑥 𝑦 = cos(𝑥 ) = −sin 𝑥
𝑦 = sin(𝑥 ) = −sin 𝑥 𝑦 = cos(𝑥 ) = −cos 𝑥
𝑦 = sin(𝑥 ) = sin 𝑥 𝑦 = cos(𝑥 ) = cos 𝑥
Putting it all together,
𝑦 = 𝑎 sin(𝑏(𝑥 − 𝑐 )) + 𝑑
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Multiple Choice
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Practice
Principal
Function Amplitude Period Phase Shift
Axis
𝑦 = sin(3𝑥)
𝑦 = 2 sin(𝑥 − 30°)
𝜋
𝑦 = 2 sin (𝑥 − )
6
𝜋
𝑦 = sin (2 (𝑥 − ))
6
𝜋
𝑦 = sin (2𝑥 − )
6
𝜋
𝑦 = sin (2𝑥 − )
3
1 𝜋
𝑦 = 5 sin ( (𝑥 − )) + 1
2 6
𝑦 = −6.5 sin(3𝑥 − 120°) + 2.5
5 72° 𝑦 = −2 50°
35 6𝜋 𝑦 = 50 0
180°
180° 30°
𝜋
3
𝜋
12.5
3
𝜋
12
12
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Practice
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[Taken from https://startingpointsmaths.com/2020/10/27/trig-graphs-horizontal-transformation/]
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Example
𝜋
Sketch the graphs of the following on − ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 2𝜋
2
𝜋 𝑦 = cos 3𝑥
𝑦 = sin (𝑥 − )
3
𝜋 1
𝑦 = cos (𝑥 + ) + 1 𝑦 = − sin ( 𝑥)
6 2
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Your Turn
𝜋
Sketch the graphs of the following on − ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 2𝜋
2
3𝜋 1
𝑦 = cos (𝑥 + ) 𝑦 = 2 sin 𝑥
4 3
𝑦 = cos(4𝑥) + 1 𝜋
𝑦 = sin ( 𝑥)
2
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Exercise
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Example
Sketch the graph of
3𝜋
𝑦 = 2 sin (3𝑥 − )+1
4
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Your Turn
Sketch the graph of
𝑦 = −3 cos(4𝑥 + 𝜋) − 1
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Exercise
Pearson Textbook page 172 Exercise 5.3
Haese Mathematics Analysis and Approaches SL Book 2 page 208 Exercise 8C
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