Analysis& Approaches Graphing Sine, Cosine, and Tangent Day 2

New terms you need to know:

Amplitude:

Period:
The general trigonometric functions are:

𝑦 = 𝑎 sin(𝑏(𝑥 − 𝑐)) + 𝑑

𝑦 = 𝑎 cos(𝑏(𝑥 − 𝑐)) + 𝑑

𝑦 = 𝑎 tan(𝑏(𝑥 − 𝑐)) + 𝑑

Where 𝑎 affects: ___________________ Where 𝑏 affects: ___________________

Where 𝑐 affects: ___________________ Where 𝑑 affects: ___________________

Graph: 𝑦 = 3 sin (𝜃) which has an amplitude of

_________ and a period of ___________.

Graph: 𝑦 = sin (2𝜃) which has an amplitude of

_________ and a period of ____________.

1
Graph: 𝑦 = 2 cos( 𝜃) which has an amplitude of
2
_______ and a period of _______.

Just like with a parabola a ______________ in front tells us to ____________________.

Graph: 𝑦 = − sin(𝜃) 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑦 = −cos (𝜃) both of which have an amplitude of _______ and period of _______.

Now your turn. Graph each of the following.

1 𝜃
𝑦 = −2sin (4𝜃) 𝑦 = 4 cos ( 2)
Can we reverse engineer this? Create an equation for each of the following if the first is a graph of sine and
the second is a graph of cosine:

3𝜋
2

_________________________

_________________________

Graph: 𝑦 = sin (𝜃 − 𝜋) which has an amplitude of

_______ and a period of _______.

Graph: 𝑦 = cos(𝜃) + 3 which has an amplitude of

_______ and a period of _______.
 𝜋
Graph: 𝑦 = sin (𝜃 − 2 ) − 3 which has an
amplitude of _______ and a period of _______.

Homework: Graph each of the following within one complete period, label the quarter marks, and identify
the amplitude and period.

𝑦 = −𝑠𝑖𝑛(4𝜃) 𝑦 = 5 cos(𝜃)

Period: __________ Period: __________

Amplitude: __________ Amplitude: __________

𝜃 1 3𝜋
𝑦 = 3 sin ( 4) 𝑦 = 2 cos (𝜃 − )
2

Period: __________ Period: __________

Amplitude: __________ Amplitude: __________

 𝜃 1
𝑦 = 4 sin ( 2) 𝑦 = 2 cos(4𝜃)

Period: __________ Period: __________

Amplitude: __________ Amplitude: __________

Write two different equations for each of the following:

____________________ ____________________

Sketch a graph of 𝑦 = tan(2𝜃)

Period: __________

Amplitude: __________