document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=476790>Question 476790</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A sine curve has maximum value 1.5, minimum value -1.5, and period 4 times pie. find and equation for this curve </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #326988 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richard1234><B>richard1234(7193)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richard1234><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=richard1234><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=326988\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> We know that the equation will be in the form\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE f(x) = 1.5 \sin(Ax + B)\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "where A is the \"frequency\" of the sine function, and 1.5 is the amplitude.. Normally, the function sin x has a period of 2pi, so sin x/2 will have a period of 4pi (graph this if you are unsure), so A = 1/2. B can actually be anything; all B does is shift the graph left or right. So our function should look something like\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE f(x) = 1.5 \sin(\frac{x}{2} + B)\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "where B is some constant. </SPAN>\n" );
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