Mathematics

 

Trigonometric Curves

The three main trigonometric graphs are:

Sine Graph

sinegraph
x0 sin x
00
901
1800
270-1
3600

Characteristics:

Cosine Graph

cosgraph
x0 cos x
01
900
180-1
2700
3601

Characteristics:

Tan Graph

tangraph
x0 tan x
00
90
1800
270
3600

Characteristics:


Practice for Trigonometric Curves - interactive

You may move the grid so that you can see the behaviour of the curves for the bigger values of the angles - on both sides.


Transformation of a Graph

transformation
x0sin x2 sin x1 + 2 sin x
0001
90123
180001
270-1-2-1
360001

This is stretched by a factor 2 parallel to the y-axis and then moved up by 1 - a translation of 1 in the positive y-axis.

Now, in order to complement what you have just learnt, work out the following questions:

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  1. Sketch the following graphs:
    • 2 cos x
    • 1 - 3 sin x
    • 2 tan x
    • 2 + 3 sin x
  2. Find the period, maximum value and minimum value of the following functions:
    • 3 cos x
    • 1 - 2sin 2x
    • 3 cos 2x
    • 2 + 3 sin x/2

 

 

 

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