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Graphs of Trigonometric Functions

Grade 10·21 problems·~35 min·ACT Math·topic·act-geo-trig-graphs
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A

Recall / Warm-Up

1.

What is the value of sin ⁣(π2)\sin\!\left(\frac{\pi}{2}\right)?

2.

What is the value of cos(π)\cos(\pi)?

3.

How many radians are in a full rotation around the unit circle?

B

Fluency Practice

Graph of y=4sin(x) with amplitude 4 labeled with dashed lines at y=4 and y=-4.
1.

What is the amplitude of y=4sin(x)y = 4\sin(x)?

Graph of y=sin(3x) showing three cycles with period 2π/3 annotated.
2.

What is the period of y=sin(3x)y = \sin(3x)?

3.

What is the period of y=cos(4x)y = \cos(4x)? Express your answer in terms of π\pi.

y=sin(2x) (gray dashed) and y=sin(2x-π) (teal solid) showing the π/2 rightward phase shift.
4.

What is the phase shift of y=sin(2xπ)y = \sin(2x - \pi)?

Graph of y=3cos(x)+5 showing midline y=5, maximum y=8, minimum y=2, and amplitude 3.
5.

What are the amplitude and midline of y=3cos(x)+5y = 3\cos(x) + 5?

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