document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1159663>Question 1159663</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the amplitude, the period, and the phase shift.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = 5 sin(3x − π/2)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I got 5 for amplitude, 2pi/3 for period, and 3pi/2 for phase shift. The amplitude and period are right but phase shift is wrong, why?? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y+=+Asin%28Bx-C%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y+=+Asin%28Bx-C%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "in your case\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=B=3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"B=3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=C=pi%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"C=pi%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "phase shift: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=C%2FB=%28pi%2F2%29%2F3=pi%2F6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"C%2FB=%28pi%2F2%29%2F3=pi%2F6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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