Trigonometry 7th Edition

Published by Cengage Learning
ISBN 10: 1111826854
ISBN 13: 978-1-11182-685-7

Chapter 4 - Section 4.5 - Finding an Equation from Its Graph - 4.5 Problem Set - Page 239: 14

Answer

$–2 \sin x$

Work Step by Step

The graph is the inverted graph of problem 12 which implies it is $–2 \sin x$ or by using deduction since graph is inverted and starts with $y = 0$ Using general equation $y = k – A\sin (Bx + C)$ $Amplitude = |A|$ $Period = \frac{2\pi}{B}$ $Horizontal\ shift = –\frac{C}{B}$ $Vertical\ shift = k$ Period is $2\pi$ this gives B = 1 Amplitude is 2 so $A=2$ No vertical shift found as average of maximum and minimum is 0 so k = 0 The graph has y = 0 at $x = 0, 2\pi $ y = -1, at x = $\frac{\pi}{2}$ y =1 at $x = \frac{3\pi}{2}$ As graph starts with y = 0, at x = 0 Horizontal shift = 0, => C =0 this gives graph as $–2 \sin x$
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