SOLUTION: graph the function y= 2cos(theta + pi/3)

Question 218332: graph the function y= 2cos(theta + pi/3)
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Simply start with

and shift the entire graph over to the left units to get

Graph of (red) and (green)

So the graph of is

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