document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=902810>Question 902810</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hello, This week we are learning how to graph the graphs of sin and cosine. I need help with graphing this one particular equation which says:y=5sin 3x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I know how to do the process, but I am having trouble dealing with the 3x part? Like I realize the 5 is my amplitude, the vertical shift is 0, and my period is 2pi/1, but I don't know what my phase shift is. Can anyone help? Thanks in advance. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The red line is the graph of 5sin(x)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The green line is the graph of 5sin(3x)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "With the sin(3X), you are actually dividing the period by 3.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "An example of a phase shift would be sin(x-2) would shift the graph to the right 2 units.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Here is a link to purplemath that has a helpful description on graphing trigonometric functions.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "http://www.purplemath.com/modules/grphtrig.htm </SPAN>\n" );
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