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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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Recall / Warm-Up

1

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

A.

0

B.

1

C.

-1

D.

12\frac{1}{2}

2

What is the value of cos⁡(π)\cos(\pi)?

A.

1

B.

0

C.

-1

D.

22\frac{\sqrt{2}}{2}

3

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

A.

π\pi

B.

2π2\pi

C.

360

D.

π2\frac{\pi}{2}

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)?

A.

4

B.

π2\frac{\pi}{2}

C.

2π2\pi

D.

8

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)?

A.

33

B.

6π6\pi

C.

2π3\frac{2\pi}{3}

D.

π3\frac{\pi}{3}

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⁡(2x−π)y = \sin(2x - \pi)?

A.

π\pi to the left

B.

π\pi to the right

C.

π2\frac{\pi}{2} to the left

D.

π2\frac{\pi}{2} to the right

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?

A.

Amplitude =3= 3, midline y=5y = 5

B.

Amplitude =5= 5, midline y=3y = 3

C.

Amplitude =3= 3, midline y=0y = 0

D.

Amplitude =8= 8, midline y=5y = 5

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