UNIT 6: TRIGONOMETRIC FUNCTIONS – REVIEW

Textbook work – p. 344 #1, 2, 5, 6, 9 & p. 346 #1-13

1. Sketch one cycle of the following. State the amplitude, maximum, minimum, period, key points,
phase shift, vertical shift and scale.
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a) y=2sin 2 ( x−45 ° ) b) y=3 cos 2 ( x + 45° ) −1 c) y=−sin ( x −360 ° )+3
3
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d) y=2cos ( x−90 ° )+1
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1 1
(
e) y= sin x+ 90 ° −2
2 2 ) f) y=−2cos ( 3 x −90 ° )+ 2

g) y=−2cos ( 2 x +60 ° )−1 h) y=5 cos 2 ( x−90° )+1 i) y=−4 sin ( 13 x−180 °)
2. Determine a sine and cosine equation for each of the graphs.
a) b)

c) d)
3. A carnival Ferris wheel with a radius of 15.5m rotates once every 48s. The bottom of the wheel is
3.2m above the ground.
a) Sketch a graph of this scenario for when the rider gets on at the bottom.
b) Find the equation of the sine function that gives a rider’s height above the ground, in metres, as a
function of time, in seconds, with the rider starting at the bottom of the wheel.
c) Find the equation of the cosine function.

4. The water depth in a harbor is 8m at low tide and 20m at high tide. One cycle is completed
approximately every 12 hours.
a) Sketch a graph of this scenario.
b) Find the sine equation for the water depth, in metres, as a function of time, in hours, if low tide
occurred at 3:00.
c) Find the cosine equation.

Solutions (Unit 6 Review):

1.
A B C D E F G H I
Amplitude 2 3 1 2 0.5 2 2 5 4
Maximum 2 2 4 3 -1.5 4 1 6 4
Minimum -2 -4 2 -1 -2.5 0 -3 -4 -4
o
Period 180 180o 1080o 720o 720o 120o 180o 180o 1080o
Key pts 45o 45o 270o 180o 180o 30o 45o 45o 270o
Phase Shift 45 R 45 L 360 R 90 R 180 L 30 R 30 L 90 R 540 R
Vertical Shift n/a Down 1 Up 3 Up 1 Down 2 Up 2 Down 1 Up 1 n/a
Scale 45o 45o 90o 90o 180o 30o 15o 45o 270o

2. Answers may vary.

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a) y=−3 sin 4( x−22.5 °)+4 or y=3 cos 4 x + 4 b) y=5 sin (x−90 °)−1 or y=5 cos (x−270 ° )−1
2 2
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c) y=0.5 sin2 ( x−30 ° ) +2.5 or y=0.5 cos 2 ( x −75° )+2.5 d) y=6 sin ( x −90 ° )+ 4 or
3
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y=6 cos ( x−360 ° ) +4
3
15 15
3. y=15.5 sin ( x−12 ) +18.7 or y=−15.5cos x+18.7
2 2
4. y=−6 sin 30 x +14 or y=6 cos 30 ( x−9 ) +14

EXTRA PRACTICE
1. Graph the following:
a) y=2sin (−x )−1
d) y=sin ( x −180° ) −1
g) y=5 cos ( x+ 45 ° )−2
b) y=4 cos x +3 c) y=−sin ( 14 x)
e) y=2cos (4 x+120 ° ) f) y=3 sin [ 2 ( x−30 ° ) ] +1
h) y=−2sin [ 2 ( x+ 45 ° ) ] +2 i) y=−cos ( 0.5 x−30 ° ) +3
j) y=0.5 sin ( 1
4 )
x−11.25° −5
1 x
(
k) y= cos −15° −3
2 2 ) 5
l) y= cos [ 2 ( x + 45° ) ] +3
2

cos ( x−30 ° )
−1 1
m) y= n) 14. y=2sin [ −3 ( x−90 ° ) ] + 4 o) y=0.4 sin(180 °−2 x )−2.5
2 2

2. Determine a sine equation given the following information:

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a) vertical compression by a factor of , vertical shift up 3 units
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b) horizontal stretch by a factor of 2, reflected in the y-axis
c) vertical stretch by a factor of 3, phase shift 90 ° to the right
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d) horizontal compression by a factor of , phase shift 45 ° to the left
2
1
e) vertical compression by a factor of , reflection in the y-axis, horizontal compression by a factor of
3
1
, phase shift 22.5 ° to the left, and a vertical shift down 8 units.
3

3. At a county fair, the Ferris wheel has a diameter of 32m, and its centre is 18m above the ground.
The wheel completes one revolution every 30 seconds. Find an equation of the sine function that
gives the rider’s height above the ground with respect to time, starting when the rider gets on the ride.

4. The water depth in a harbor is 21m at high tide and 11m at low tide. One cycle is completed every
12 hours. Find an equation for the water depth as a function of time, t, after low tide.

5. An object suspended from a spring is oscillating up and down. The distance from the high point to
the low point is 30cm, and the object takes 4 seconds to complete 5 cycles. The object at rest is
sitting 80cm above the ground. Find the equation of the sine function if its resting position is when
time is 0 seconds, then it is pulled down.

6. A carnival Ferris wheel with a radius of 7m makes one complete revolution every 16 seconds. The
bottom of the wheel is 1.5m above the ground. Find an equation of the sine function that gives the
rider’s height above the ground with respect to time, starting when the rider gets on the ride

Solutions (Unit 6-Extra Practice):

1. Check graphs using DESMOS.
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2. a) y= sin x +3
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b) y=sin ( −12 x) c)
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y=3 sin (x−90 ° ) d) y=sin2 ( x +45 ° )e) y= sin [− 3 ( x +22.5 ° ) ] −8
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3. y=16 sin12 ( x−7.5 ) +18 or y=−16 cos 12 x +18 4. y=5 sin 30 ( x−3 )+16 or y=−5 cos 30 x +16
5. y=−15sin 450 x+ 80 or y=15 cos 450 ( x−0.6 )+ 80 6. y=7 sin22.5 ( x−4 )+ 8.5 or y=−7 cos 22.5 x+ 8.5