document.write( "Question 1202255: Hi can you please help me with these sinusoidal functions questions? Please include all answers in degree mode and not in radian. Thank you!\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "1. State the transformations that have been applied to y = cos x to obtain the function y = 1.78cos(x - 120°)+ 10\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "4. Determine the equation of a sine function that would have a range of {y∈R | -4 ≤ y ≤ 1} and a period of 45°. Determine the cosine function that results in the same graph.
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The template for the sine function is
\n" ); document.write( "y = A*sin(B(x-C))+D\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "|A| = amplitude
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Determine the value of A.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Range is {y∈R | -4 ≤ y ≤ 1}
\n" ); document.write( "y = -4 = min
\n" ); document.write( "y = 1 = max
\n" ); document.write( "The vertical distance between these y values is 5 units.
\n" ); document.write( "Count the spaces, or subtract and use absolute value, to determine this distance. A vertical number line might help visualize things.
\n" ); document.write( "Half of this vertical distance is 5/2 = 2.5
\n" ); document.write( "We either can have A = 2.5 or A = -2.5
\n" ); document.write( "I'll go with A = 2.5\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Determine the value of B.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "B = 360/45
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Determine the value of C.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The phase shift can be whatever we want. Let's go for C = 0 as it's easiest.
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Range is {y∈R | -4 ≤ y ≤ 1}
\n" ); document.write( "y = -4 = min
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\n" ); document.write( "Apply the midpoint formula to get (-4+1)/2 = -3/2 = -1.5
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\n" ); document.write( "A = 2.5
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "We therefore go from
\n" ); document.write( "y = A*sin(B(x-C))+D
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\n" ); document.write( "y = 2.5*sin(8(x-0))+(-1.5)
\n" ); document.write( "and it fully simplifies to
\n" ); document.write( "y = 2.5*sin(8x)-1.5
\n" ); document.write( "That is one possible sine equation that has a period of 45 degrees and has a range of -4 ≤ y ≤ 1 where y is a real number
\n" ); document.write( "I recommend using Desmos to graph out the function to verify the answer\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Graph
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "GeoGebra is another useful graphing app.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The name \"cosine\" heavily implies that we have a sinusoidal curve.
\n" ); document.write( "\"sine\" is buried in the name \"cosine\".
\n" ); document.write( "Cosine is a phase-shifted version of sine.
\n" ); document.write( "For more information, search out \"trig co-functions\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "To go from sine to cosine, we involve a phase shift of 90 degrees
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\n" ); document.write( "sin(x) = cos(90-x)
\n" ); document.write( "cos(x) = sin(90-x)
\n" ); document.write( "Why do these identities work? Draw out a right triangle
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\n" ); document.write( "At this point, it should be fairly clear why those identities work.
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So we'll go from
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\n" ); document.write( "y = 2.5*cos(90-8x)-1.5\r
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