Name: ________________________________________________________________________HPreCalc/CC

Semester 1 - UNIT 5B – Trigonometric Graphs

Do Now: Can you write the equation of the graphs given…

___________________________ ___________________________

In general, a sinusoidal trigonometric equation will have the form:

_____________________________________ or _____________________________________

Characteristics of a sine or cosine graph:

Amplitude: _____________________________________________________________________________

Midline: _______________________________________________________________________________

Frequency: _____________________________________________________________________________

Period: ________________________________________________________________________________

Phase Shift: _____________________________________________________________________________

A tabular look at trig values that can be plotted on a graph:

degress radians sin cos Critical Pattern for the “basic” sine curve

0 0 __________________________________

90 2
Critical Pattern for the “basic” cosine curve
180
3
270 2

360 2

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Critical points to graph on a trig graph: ________________________________________________________.

Examples:

1. Graph y sin , 0 2 2. Graph y cos , 0 2

(a) y-max _________ (b) y-min _________ (a) y-max _________ (b) y-min _________

(c) mid-line equation: __________________ (c) mid-line equation: __________________

(d) frequency ________ (e) period _______ (d) frequency ________ (e) period _______

(f) critical x-values: ____________________ (f) critical x-values: ____________________

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3. Graph y 3sin 2 , 0 2 4. Graph y 2 cos , 0 2
2

(a) y-max _________ (b) y-min _________ (a) y-max _________ (b) y-min _________

(c) mid-line equation: __________________ (c) mid-line equation: __________________

(d) frequency ________ (e) period _______ (d) frequency ________ (e) period _______
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(f) critical x-values: ____________________ (f) critical x-values: ____________________
Practice with Graphing trig function:

5. Graph y 2sin 2, 0 2 6. Graph y 3cos 2 ,

(a) y-max _________ (b) y-min _________ (a) y-max _________ (b) y-min _________

(c) mid-line equation: __________________ (c) mid-line equation: __________________

(d) frequency ________ (e) period _______ (d) frequency ________ (e) period _______

(f) critical x-values: ____________________ (f) critical x-values: ____________________

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7. Graph y 3cos 2 ,0 2 8. Graph y cos , 0 2
2 2 2

(a) y-max _________ (b) y-min _________ (a) y-max _________ (b) y-min _________

(c) mid-line equation: __________________ (c) mid-line equation: __________________

(d) frequency ________ (e) period _______ (d) frequency ________ (e) period _______

(f) critical x-values: ____________________ (f) critical x-values: ____________________

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7. a) Sketch the graph of y 2 cos 2 in the interval 2 2 .
b) Translate this graph units left.
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8. a) Graph the equation y cos for values of x in the interval 2 2 .
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b) On the same set of axes, sketch the transformation of the graph drawn in part (a) under T ,0 and label it b.
c) Write an equation of the graph drawn in part b.

9. Graph y 2 sin 1 in the interval 2 x 2 .

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 Writing Trig Equations from graphs:

Write 2 different equations of each graph below, one in terms of sine and the other in terms of cosine.

1. 2.

sin version: ___________________________ sin version: ___________________________

cos version: ___________________________ cos version: ___________________________

3. 4.

5. 6.

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 Writing Trig Equations from characteristics:

Write an equation for each of the following situations:

1. sine function, amplitude = 3, period = 3 2. cos function

vertically shifted up 4 units amplitude = ½
period = 3
horizontal shift = right units
3

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3. sin function, amplitude = 6, period =
2 4. cos function
maximum point (0,3)
phase shift = left units, vertical shift = down 5 minimum point ( , -5)
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period = 2

5. sin function with points 6. cos function with points

0, 0 , ,3 , 2 , 0 , 3 , 3 3
0, 0 , ,2 , ,0 , , 2
2 2

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 Graphing the Tangent Function & Reciprocal Trig Functions

Complete the chart:

0 3 5 3 7 1000 2
4 2 4 4 2 4 501
sin

cos

tan

Let’s graph y tan , 2 2

The frequency of tan is ________

The period of tan is ___________

There are vertical Asymptotes at

_____________________________

As x increases, the value of tan will always ______________________________________________

Let’s graph y tan 2 , 2 2

The frequency of tan 2 is ________

The period of tan 2 is ___________

There are vertical Asymptotes at

_____________________________

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 Cotangent

0 3 5 3 7 2
4 2 4 4 2 4
ta n

cot

Let’s graph y cot , 2 2

The frequency of cot is ________

The period of cot is ___________

There are vertical Asymptotes at

_____________________________

As x increases, the value of cot will always ______________________________________________

Cosecant

0 5 7 3 11 2
6 2 6 6 2 6
sin
csc

Let’s graph y sin & y csc , 2 2

The frequency of csc is ________

The period of csc is ___________

There are vertical Asymptotes at

_____________________________

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Let’s graph y sin 2 & y csc 2 ,

The frequency of csc 2 is ________

The period of csc 2 is ___________

There are vertical Asymptotes at

_____________________________

Secant

0 2 4 3 5 2
3 2 3 3 2 3
cos
sec

Let’s graph y cos & y sec , 2 2

The frequency of sec is ________

The period of sec is ___________

There are vertical Asymptotes at

_____________________________

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Practice:

1. Graph y csc , 2 2 2. Graph y 2sec , 2 2

3. Graph y tan , 2 2 4. Graph y cot , 2 2

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 Inverse Trig Functions

Do Now: Find the inverse of y x 2 and

graph both the function and its inverse:

Finding the inverses of trigonometric functions:

If y sin how would we create the inverse? _________________________________

Would the inverse be a function? _________________________________________________________

Let’s look at the graph of y sin and analyze how we can restrict its domain such that the inverse is a
function

y Arc sin

If y cos how would we create the inverse? ______________________________________________

Would the inverse be a function? _________________________________________________________

Let’s look at the graph of y cos and analyze how we can restrict its domain such that the inverse is a
function

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y Arc cos
If y tan how would we create the inverse? ______________________________________________

Would the inverse be a function? _________________________________________________________

Let’s look at the graph of y tan and analyze how we can restrict its domain such that the inverse is a
function

y Arc tan

In summary:

y sin y cos y tan

Restricted Domain: Restricted Domain: Restricted Domain:

Range: Range: Range:

y Arc sin y Arc cos y Arc tan

Domain: Domain: Domain:

Range: Range: Range:

Practice:

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1. Write sin in inverse form 2. Write tan 1 in inverse form
6 2 4

3. Write cos 1 in inverse form 4. Write sin 1 in inverse form

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Evaluate each of the following. Answer each in degrees and radians. Draw a triangle if that is helpful:

3 3
1. Arc sin 2. Arc cos 3. Arc tan 3
2 2

1 2 1
4. sin 1 5. Arc cos 6. tan 1
2

2 3
7. Arc sec 2 8. Arc csc 9. Arc cot 3
3

1 1
10. sec 1 11. Arc cot 1 12. csc 2

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Find the exact value for each of the following:

1 3 1 1 3
1. tan sin 2. sin cos 3. tan Arc cos
2 2 2

1 3 1
4. sin tan 5. cos sec 2 6. csc Arc cos 0
3

Find the exact value for each of the following using triangles:

1 3 1 2 1
1. sin tan 2. csc sin 3. cos tan 6
4 5

1 13 1 8 1 3
4. sin sec 5. tan sec 6. cos tan
5 5 4

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Trigonometric Graphs REVIEW

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1. Graph y 3sin 1, 2. Graph y cos 2 ,
2

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3. Graph y sin 2 , 0 2 4. Graph y cos , 0 2
4 2 4

Write the equation for each of the following as a sin and cos function:

5. 6.

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Write the equation of each function pictured:

7. 8. 9.

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10. Write the value of the expression sin 1
2 in radian measure.

1 1 1 3 1 7
11. Evaluate: csc cos 12. Evaluate: tan cos 13. Evaluate: sin csc
2 5 3

2 3
14. Arc csc 2 15. Arc sec 16. Arc cot 3
3

17. Write sin 1 in inverse form

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18. State the domain and range of Arc sin, Arc cos & Arc tan

19. Determine the equation of the following graphs:

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