The graphs of and
, where
will have the following characteristics :
Amplitude : .
Period : .
Horizontal translation : .
Vertical translation : .
The trigonometric function is .
Rewrite the equation as .
Compare the function with .
, and
.
Amplitude : .
Period : .
Horizontal translation : .
Vertical translation : .
To verify the period and horizontal shift, sketch the graph by one cycle.
\One cycle :
.
Draw a coordinate plane.
\Graph the function .
Graph :
\The graph of the function is : \ \