document.write( "Question 910128: Please help with this calculus problem?\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Given the function y = sinx + 5 \r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #552248 by jim_thompson5910(35256)\"\" \"About 
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\"y+=+sin%28x%29+%2B+5\" is the same as \"y+=+1%2Asin%281%2Ax-0%29+%2B+5\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Compare \"y+=+1%2Asin%281%2Ax-0%29+%2B+5\" to the general form \"y+=+A%2Asin%28B%2Ax-C%29+%2B+D\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "A = 1
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Amplitude: |A| = |1| = 1\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "C is the phase shift. Since C = 0, the phase shift is 0. The parent function y = sin(x) has not been moved left or right.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The midline is the center horizontal line that goes through the sine or cosine function.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Since D = 5, the midline is the horizontal line y = 5. Essentially, this means that the y = sin(x) graph has been shifted 5 units up.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Graph of \"y+=+sin%28x%29+%2B+5\" in red. Midline is the blue dashed horizontal line that cuts through the center of the sine curve.\r
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