graph y=3sinx and y=sin 3x on the same axes. label the graph of each function. I know the amp. of first function is 3 and period is 2p and for second function amp. is 1 and period is 2p/3 i just dont know how to graph ======================================================= Draw the y-axis long enough to include both amplitudes as well as the opposite signs of the amplitudes: 3|- | 2|- | 1|- | 0|----------------------------------------------------------------------- | -1|- | -2|- | -3|- Divide the period of each by 4. Dividing the first function's period by 4: 2p÷4 is p/2 Multiply this by 0, 1, 2, 3, and 4 0p/2, 1p/2, 2p/2, 3p/2, 4p/2 or, reducing: 0, p/2, p, 3p/2, 2p Positive sine functions go x-intercept, maximum, x-intercept, minimum, x-intercept. Therefore it will have an x intercept at 0, a maximum at p/2, an x-intercept at p, a minimum at 3p/2 and an x-intercept at 2p Dividing the second function's period by 4: (2p/3)÷4 is p/6 Multiply this by 0, 1, 2, 3, and 4 0p/6, 1p/6, 2p/6, 3p/6, 4p/6 or, reducing: 0, p/6, p, p/3, 2p/3 Positive sine functions go x-intercept, maximum, x-intercept, minimum, x-intercept. Therefore it will have an x intercept at 0, a maximum at p/6, an x-intercept at p, a minimum at p/3 and an x-intercept at 2p/3 The LCD of periods p/6 and p/2 is 6, so mark off the x-axis in units of p/6, that is 1p/6, 2p/6, 3p/6, 4p/6, 5p/6, ... , 12p/6 3|- | 2|- | 1|- | -0|----·----·----·----·----·----·----·----·----·----·----·----·------ | p/6 2p/6 3p/6 4p/6 5p/6 6p/6 7p/6 8p/6 9p/6 10p/6 11p/6 12p/6 -1|- | -2|- | -3|- I stopped at 12p/6 because that equals 2p, the larger period. Reducing the ones of those that will reduce: p/6, p/3, p/2, 2p/3, 5p/6, p, 7p/6, 4p/3, 3p/2, 5p/3, 11p/6, 2p. 3|- | 2|- | 1|- | -0|----·----·----·----·----·----·----·----·----·----·----·----·------ | p/6 p/3 p/2 2p/3 5p/6 p 7p/6 4p/3 3p/2 5p/3 11p/6 2p -1|- | -2|- | -3|- Note that those values on the x-axis are about .5, 1, 1.6, 2.1, 2.6, 3.14, 3.7, 4.2, 4.7, 5.2, 5.8, 6.28 So the two graphs areBut you should extend the graph of y = sin(3x) to the length of the period of the graph of y = 3sin(x) like this: You should also leave the x-axis markings in terms of p, rather than their numerical values as are on the graphs above. Edwin AnlytcPhil@aol.com