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Shifting Sinusoids

The document provides a worksheet for identifying sinusoidal functions based on given graphs. It outlines the form of the equations and includes an example with specific parameters for amplitude, period, and shifts. The task is to derive four equivalent equations for each sinusoidal graph presented.

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Shifting Sinusoids

The document provides a worksheet for identifying sinusoidal functions based on given graphs. It outlines the form of the equations and includes an example with specific parameters for amplitude, period, and shifts. The task is to derive four equivalent equations for each sinusoidal graph presented.

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Shifting Sinusoids

When given a graph of a sinusoidal function, we want to figure out what function created it. However, as you know, sine and
cosine curves are basically the same, with a translational shift (left or right). For this worksheet, you are going to be given a
curve and then you want to find four equivalent equations that represent it. The four equations will be of the form:

1 ( x)
f= a sin ( b ( x + c ) ) + d
−a sin ( b ( x + c ) ) + d
f2 ( x ) =
where a > 0, but b, c, and d can be any real number.
3 ( x)
f= a cos ( b ( x + c ) ) + d
−a cos ( b ( x + c ) ) + d
f4 ( x ) =

Example:

Things to note:
Range: −1 ≤ y ≤ 5, thus the center is at 2 and the amplitude, a = 3
Period: 2π (it’s at a minimum at –3π/4 and again at 5π/4)
If we think of this as a sine curve, it’s been shifted π/4 to the left (or c = π 4 )
If we think of this as a negative sine curve, it’s been shifted 5π/4 to the left (or you could say 3π/4 to the right)
If we think of this as a cosine curve, it’s been shifted π/4 to the right (or c = − π 4 )
If we think of this as a negative cosine curve, it’s been shifted 5π/4 to the right (or you could say 3π/4 to the left)

So, our four functions are:

 π
f1 ( =
x ) 3sin  x +  + 2
 4
 5π 
f2 ( x ) =
−3sin  x + +2
 4 
 π
f3 (=x ) 3cos  x −  + 2
 4
 5π 
f4 ( x ) =
−3cos  x − +2
 4 

Check these answers on your calculator or Desmos. If you put all 4 in, you should only see one graph.

Anthony Silk – The Harker School


Now you try:

1.

Range:

Period:

g1 ( x ) = ___ sin ( ___ ( x _______ ) ) __________ g3 ( x ) = ___ cos ( ___ ( x _______ ) ) __________

g2 ( x ) = − ___ sin ( ___ ( x _______ ) ) __________ g 4 ( x ) = − ___ cos ( ___ ( x _______ ) ) __________

2.

Range:

Period:

h1 ( x ) = ___ sin ( ___ ( x _______ ) ) __________ h3 ( x ) = ___ cos ( ___ ( x _______ ) ) __________

h2 ( x ) = − ___ sin ( ___ ( x _______ ) ) __________ h4 ( x ) = − ___ cos ( ___ ( x _______ ) ) __________

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