Precalculus: Mathematics for Calculus, 7th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1305071751
ISBN 13: 978-1-30507-175-9

Chapter 5 - Section 5.3 - Trigonometric Graphs - 5.3 Exercises - Page 429: 50

Answer

a. amplitude = $3$, period = $ 4\pi$, horizontal shift = $0$ b. $y=3\displaystyle \sin\left(\frac{1}{2}x\right)$

Work Step by Step

For $y=a\sin k(x-b),\quad y=a\cos k(x-b)$, $(k>0)$, Amplitude: $|a|$, Period: $\displaystyle \frac{2\pi}{k}$, Horizontal shift: $b$ ----------- $f(0)=0$, and to the right of $x=0$, the graph rises. These are characteristics of a sine curve with positive $a$, and no horizontal shift ($b=0$). The amplitude is $3$, so $a$ can be $\pm 3$, but since it is positive, $a=3$. The period is $4\pi.$ So, from $\displaystyle \frac{2\pi}{k} =4\pi$, it follows that $k=\displaystyle \frac{2\pi}{4\pi}=\frac{1}{2}$. With these parameters, $f(x)=y=a\sin k(x-b)$ $y=3\displaystyle \sin\left(\frac{1}{2}x\right)$ a. amplitude=$3$, period=$ 4\pi$, horizontal shift=0 b. $y=3\displaystyle \sin(\frac{1}{2}x)$
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