Table of contents
- 0. Review of College Algebra(0)
- 1. Measuring Angles(0)
- 2. Trigonometric Functions on Right Triangles(0)
- 3. Unit Circle(0)
- 4. Graphing Trigonometric Functions(0)
- 5. Inverse Trigonometric Functions and Basic Trigonometric Equations(0)
- 6. Trigonometric Identities and More Equations(0)
- 7. Non-Right Triangles(0)
- 8. Vectors(0)
- 9. Polar Equations(0)
- 10. Parametric Equations(0)
- 11. Graphing Complex Numbers(0)
4. Graphing Trigonometric Functions
Graphs of the Sine and Cosine Functions
4. Graphing Trigonometric Functions
Graphs of the Sine and Cosine Functions: Study with Video Lessons, Practice Problems & Examples
58PRACTICE PROBLEM
If the trigonometric function shown has the possible forms of y=d+sinx, y=d+cosx, y=sin(x−c), or y=cos(x−c), what is the equation that represents the graph? Note that c should have the smallest possible positive value.
![Graph of the sine function showing oscillation between -1 and 1 with x-axis labeled in radians.](https://static.studychannel.pearsonprd.tech/courses/trigonometry/thumbnails/15f7a3c5-1923-48b9-9197-344b1f18d18c)
If the trigonometric function shown has the possible forms of y=d+sinx, y=d+cosx, y=sin(x−c), or y=cos(x−c), what is the equation that represents the graph? Note that c should have the smallest possible positive value.