MATH 1113 PRECALCULUS SECTION 6.

4 NOTES

Graphs of the Sine and Cosine functions

We will first graph ______________ or ________________
θ or x R(θ) or f(x)

Characteristics of the Sine Function

1) The domain is _______________________________________
2) The range is ___________________________
3) The Sine function is an _________________ (odd, even, or neither) function. Therefore it is
symmetric with respect to the __________ .
4) The Sine function is periodic, with period ________.
5) The x-intercepts are x = …, ______, _____, ______, _______, …
y-intercept is _________
6) The maximum value of y is _____ and occurs at x = …, _____, _____, ______, _______, …
The minimum value of y is _____ and occurs at x = …, _____, _____, ______, _______, …
Graph functions of the form y = A sin(ωx)

Example 1: Graph y = 3 sin x

The Amplitude
y = A sin(ωx)

y = 3sin( x)
A = Amplitude = ____ (This means − 3 ≤ 3 sin x ≤ 3 , whereas − 1 ≤ sin x ≤ 1 for y = sin x )

The Period of y = A sin(ωx)

The period of the function y = A sin( ω x ) is ______________________, therefore for the above

equation y = 3 sin( x) , ω = _______ and the period is ______________________

Graph functions of the form y = A sin(ωx)

Example 2: Graph y = sin 4 x

Amplitude = _____

Period = ___________________, therefore the graph repeats every _____ instead of _____

To graph y = sin x we start with (0,0) and notice:

a max at _____
an x-intercept at ______
a min at ____
Back to an x-intercept at _______
All of the above are multiples of the period divided by 4. Use this fact to graph y = sin 4 x

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Example 3: Graph y = −2 sin x
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Graph functions of the form y = A sin(ωx)
Example 4: Find an equation for the graph:

The Graph of y = cos x

Fill in the following table REPORTING BOTH DECIMAL AND EXACT VALUES:
x -π -π/2 0 π/6 π/4 π/3 π/2 π 3π/2 2π 5π/2

y = cos x

Plot all the points to graph y = cos x. Put arrows at the ends of the graph to show that the graph
continues. Label every point above that is not a maximum point or an x-intercept.

Characteristics of the Cosine Function

1) The domain is __________________________
2) The range is ___________________________
3) The cosine function is an _________________ (odd, even, or neither) function. Therefore it is
symmetric with respect to the __________ axis.
4) The Cosine function is periodic, with period ________.
5) The x-intercepts are x = …, -3π/2, _____, ______, _______, …
y-intercept is _________
6) The maximum value of y is _____ and occurs at x = …, -2π, _____, ______, _______, …
The minimum value of y is _____ and occurs at x = …, -π, _____, ______, _______, …
Graph functions of the form y = A cos(ωx)

Example 1: Graph y = 3cos 2x FROM -π/2 TO 5π/4. Label each axis adequately

Example 2: Find an equation for the graph:

6.4 Assignment
1-20all, 21-45odd, 47-56all, 61-81odd