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y = sin(2x - p)
has a phase shift of  to the right because
if you factor out the coefficient of x in the parentheses, like this:
y = sin[2(x -
 to the right because
if you factor out the coefficient of x in the parentheses, like this:
y = sin[2(x -  )]
If after factoring out the coefficient it contains (x - A) its phase 
shift is A units right
If it had contained (x + A) its phase shift would have been A units 
to the left.
It's the same with the other trig functions.
Edwin
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If after factoring out the coefficient it contains (x - A) its phase 
shift is A units right
If it had contained (x + A) its phase shift would have been A units 
to the left.
It's the same with the other trig functions.
Edwin