Trigonometry - Graphing Trigonometric Functions Worksheet PDF
Trigonometry - Graphing Trigonometric Functions Worksheet PDF
Lesson: Trigonometry
For questions 1-4, refer to the function below.
f (x) = 4sin3(x + π2 ) + 1
1. What is the amplitude of the function?
a. 4
b. ⅓
π
c. 2
d. 1
2. What is the domain of the function?
a. (− ∞,+ ∞)
b. (-3,5)
c. (− π2 ,+ ∞)
d. (8, 14)
3. How many units and in what direction did the function shift from its parent function
sinx before stretching?
π
a. 2
units to the left
π
b. 2
units to the right
c. 1 − π2 units to the left
d. 1 − π2 units to the right
4. What is the period of the function?
2π
a. 3
b. π
c. 3
d. x + π2
5. Maria, standing on a bridge, throws three identical pebbles into the air, with each
pebble’s height vs airtime mimicking a section of a sine function. She throws the ball
in varying angles with increments of 15° starting with 30°. What is the ratio of the sine
function’s value at x = 0 at each angle?
a. 1 : 1.77 : 4.24
b. 2 : 2.12 : 2.44
c. 3 : 4 : 5
d. The angle in which the ball is thrown has no correlation with the vertical
shift of the ball.
6. Choose the function that satisfies the condition that the amplitude is 8, the
maximum value is 14, and the function is shifted 2 units to the left.
a. 8sin(x + 2) + 6
b. 4cos(x + 6) − 2
c. 8cos(x − 2) − 6
d. 4sin(x − 6) + 2
7. Which of the following is equivalent to sin(x − π2 ) ?
a. cosx
b. cos(x − π )
c. sin(x + π2 )
3π
d. sin(x − 2
)
8. What is affected if a is squared in the function asin b(x − c) + d ?
a. Domain
b. Period
c. Amplitude
d. Equation of Principal Axis
9. Ryan went for a swim during the typhoon season. His displacement from the pool’s
midpoint versus time elapsed is modelled by a cosine function, with a displacement of
10 meters at x = 0. He is afraid of catching a fever, so he wants to do his laps as fast as
possible without sacrificing the distance of which he swims. What can and should
Ryan increase if he wants to achieve this?
a. Amplitude
b. Period
c. Range
d. Frequency
10. Which of the following statements is not true regarding degrees and radians?
a. Both measurements can be represented in numbers.
b. The degree sign has to be present when using degrees while radians
has no units
c. π in degrees is equivalent to 180 in radians.
d. Both measurements can be used to calculate a circle’s arc length given
radius.
For questions 11-14, refer to the function below.
f (x) = − 2cos 12 (x + π2 ) + 3
11. What is the function’s principal axis?
a. y = -2
1
b. y= 2
c. y = 3
d. y = − 32
12. What function will result in an infinite number of solutions when paired with the
aforementioned function in the interval 0 < x < π ?
a. − 2sin 12 (x − π2 ) + 3
b. − 2sin 12 (x + 3π
2
) +3
c. − 2sin(x − π2 ) + 3
d. − 2sin 12 (x − 3π
4
) +3
13. Does the function intersect with sinx in the interval 0 < x < π ?
π
a. Yes, it intersects the function at 2
.
3π
b. Yes, it intersects the function at 4
.
π
c. Yes, it intersects the function at 4
.
d. No, it does not intersect at all.
14. Determine the range of the function.
a. [2,10]
b. [1,5]
c. [-2,6]
d. [-1,3]
15. Given a function of the form asinb(x − c) + d , determine the function’s frequency.
a. b
b. 1 − bc
c. ab
d. Not enough information is provided to determine the function’s
frequency.
16. Which of the functions below have graphs with range (− ∞,+ ∞) ?
a. sinx
b. cosx
c. tanx
d. All expressions cited have a quantifiable range.
17. Determine the value/s of x where sinx ≤ 0 and 0 < x < π
π 7π
a. 0<x≤ 8
, 8
≤ x < π
π 3π
b. 0<x≤ 4
, 4
≤ x < π
c. 0, π
d. There is no value of x that satisfies the condition.
18. For what values of x does the function tanx intersect the x-axis?
a. nπ , where n is any integer.
(2n+1)π
b. 2
, where n is any integer.
c. n , where n is any integer.
n
d. 2
, where n is any integer.
19. What is a commonality between the graphs of sinx, cosx , and tanx ?
a. The domain of all functions is (− ∞, + ∞)
b. There is an infinite number of points where all three functions meet.
c. All three functions have asymptotes.
d. All three statements are false.
20. For which values of x does 2sinx intersect sinx in the interval 0 < x ≤ 2π ?
a. 0, π
b. π , 2π
c. 0, π, 2π
d. None of the above.