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2
5
6
0
1
2
1
1
2
1
x
-1
We are dealing with x's and y's on the unit circle
to find values. These are completely different
from the x's and y's used here for our function.
y = sin x
0
7
1
6
2
3
1
2
11
1
6
2
2
y = f(x) = sin x
plot these points
join the points
y
1
-1
2 x
-3, -2, -, 0, , 2, 3, 4, . . .
7
2
3
2
5
2
7
3 5
,
, ,
2
2 2 2
5
3 7
, ,
,
2
2 2 2
7
2
3
2
3 2
5
2
5
2
3
2
7
2
y = sin x
y = sin x
The function value
(or y value) is just
moved down 1.
y = - 1 + sin x
y = sin (x + /2)
y = - sin x
y = sin x
y = cos x
1
1
2
2
2
3
0
1
y
1
-1
y = f(x) = cos x
Choose more values.
x
y = cos x
4
3
3
2
5
3
1
1
1
2
-1
3
3 5
, , ,
,
2
2 2 2 2
2
2 2
3
2
5
2
2 2
3
3
2
5
2
y = - cos x
y = cos x
y = 3 - cos x
y = 3 - cos (x - /4)
y = 2 sin x
amplitude
of this
graph is 2
amplitude is here
y = 2 sin x
y = sin x
y = -3 sin x
amplitude is 4
amplitude is 3
y = sin 2x
y = sin 2x
y = sin x
It makes the graph "cycle" twice as fast. It does one
complete cycle in half the time so the period becomes .
1
y sin x
2
y = sin 1/2 x
y = sin x
The period for one complete cycle is twice as long or 4
2
The period T =
2
T
4
2
be true for
cosine as
well.
y = cos x
This means
the graph will
"cycle" every
/2 or 4
times as
often
y = cos 4x
y A cos t
y A sin t
Acknowledgement
I wish to thank Shawna Haider from Salt Lake Community College, Utah
USA for her hard work in creating this PowerPoint.
www.slcc.edu
Shawna has kindly given permission for this resource to be downloaded
from www.mathxtc.com and for it to be modified to suit the Western
Australian Mathematics Curriculum.
Stephen Corcoran
Head of Mathematics
St Stephens School Carramar
www.ststephens.wa.edu.au