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6 Graphs of Other Trig Functions

1. y = tan x
Fill in the values for the t-table. The plot them on the axes below.

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a. What’s the amplitude? b. What’s the period?

y = a tan (bx + c) + d

amplitude:

period:

horizontal shift:

vertical shift:
Graph this: y = 2tan(2x + π)

2. y = sec x
Graph one period of y = cos x on the axes below in pencil.

In pen, go back and mark the reciprocal values of the points you plotted. If you need to, find some
additional points on the cosine curve and plot their reciprocals. Then connect to graph y = sec x.

Ex. Graph y = 4sec x + 2

3. y = csc x
Graph one period of y = sin x on the axes below in pencil.

In pen, go back and mark the reciprocal values of the points you plotted. If you need to, find some
additional points on the sine curve and plot their reciprocals. Then connect to graph y = csc x

Ex. Graph y = -2cscx - 1

For y = sec x and y = csc x, list the following:

amplitude: period:
4. y = cot x
Graph one period of y = tan x on the axes below in pencil.

In pen, go back and mark the reciprocal values of the points you plotted. If you need to, find some
additional points on the tan curve and plot their reciprocals. Then connect to graph y = cot x.


Ex. Graph y = 5 cot (x - )