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6.1 Graphs of the Sine and Cosine Functions
6.2 Graphs of the Other Trigonometric Functions
6.1 Section Exercises
The sine and cosine functions have the property that for a certain This means that the function values repeat for every units on the x-axis.
The absolute value of the constant (amplitude) increases the total range and the constant (vertical shift) shifts the graph vertically.
At the point where the terminal side of intersects the unit circle, you can determine that the equals the y-coordinate of the point.
amplitude: period: midline: maximum: occurs at minimum: occurs at for one period, the graph starts at 0 and ends at
amplitude: 4; period: midline: maximum occurs at minimum: occurs at one full period occurs from to
amplitude: 1; period: midline: maximum: occurs at minimum: occurs at one full period is graphed from to
amplitude: 3; period: midline: maximum: occurs at minimum: occurs at horizontal shift: vertical translation 5; one period occurs from to
amplitude: 5; period: midline: maximum: occurs at minimum: occurs at phase shift: vertical translation: one full period can be graphed on to
amplitude: 1 ; period: midline: maximum: occurs at maximum: occurs at minimum: occurs at phase shift: vertical translation: 1; one full period is from to
amplitude: 1; period: midline: maximum: occurs at minimum: occurs at phase shift: vertical shift: 0
A linear function is added to a periodic sine function. The graph does not have an amplitude because as the linear function increases without bound the combined function will increase without bound as well. The graph is bounded between the graphs of and because sine oscillates between −1 and 1.
The graph is symmetric with respect to the y-axis and there is no amplitude because the function’s bounds decrease as grows. There appears to be a horizontal asymptote at .
6.2 Section Exercises
Since is the reciprocal function of you can plot the reciprocal of the coordinates on the graph of to obtain the y-coordinates of The x-intercepts of the graph are the vertical asymptotes for the graph of
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- ⓒ and the distance grows without bound as approaches —i.e., at right angles to the line representing due north, the boat would be so far away, the fisherman could not see it;
- ⓓ3; when the boat is 3 km away;
- ⓔ 1.73; when the boat is about 1.73 km away;
- ⓕ 1.5 km; when
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- ⓒ after 0 seconds, the rocket is 0 mi above the ground; after 30 seconds, the rockets is 2 mi high;
- ⓓAs approaches 60 seconds, the values of grow increasingly large. The distance to the rocket is growing so large that the camera can no longer track it.
6.3 Section Exercises
The function is one-to-one on thus, this interval is the range of the inverse function of The function is one-to-one on thus, this interval is the range of the inverse function of
In order for any function to have an inverse, the function must be one-to-one and must pass the horizontal line test. The regular sine function is not one-to-one unless its domain is restricted in some way. Mathematicians have agreed to restrict the sine function to the interval so that it is one-to-one and possesses an inverse.
True . The angle, that equals , , will be a second quadrant angle with reference angle, , where equals , . Since is the reference angle for , and = -
Review Exercises
The graphs are not symmetrical with respect to the line They are symmetrical with respect to the -axis.
Practice Test
The views are different because the period of the wave is Over a bigger domain, there will be more cycles of the graph.