ILLUMINATION OF THE MOON FOR JANUARY 2021

January Percentage Rounded

Decimal
1 96.37 0.96

2 91.42 0.91
3 84.51 0.85
4 75.85 0.76
5 65.8 0.66
6 54.81 0.55
7 43.41 0.43
8 32.23 0.32
9 21.91 0.22
10 10.08 0.10
11 6.28 0.06
12 1.87 0.02
13 0.05 0.0005
14 0.8 0.008
15 3.9 0.04
16 9.03 0.09
17 15.78 0.16
18 23.73 0.24
19 32.5 0.33
20 41.74 0.42
21 51.16 0.51
22 60.5 0.61
Let x= Day in the month of January
23 69.51 0.70
24
25
77.91
85.42
0.78
0.85
y=0.5 sin ( 15π x+ 0.9605)+ 0.5
26 91.71 0.92
27 96.43 0.96
28 99.27 0.99 GRAPH OF ILLUMINATION OF THE MOON FOR THE MONTH OF
29 99.95 1.00 JANUARY 2021
30 98.29 0.98
31 94.25 0.94
SOLUTIONS:
1−0.0 0 05
Amplitude=
2
¿ 0.4997 5∨0.5 2π
Period =
30
π
1+ 0.00 0 5 ¿
Vertical Shift = 15
2
¿ 0.50025∨0.5

0.96=0.5 sin( ( 15π )( 1) +C)+ 0.5

2π
0.5sin ( +C )
0.96−0.5 15
=
0.5 0.5
sin −1(0.92)=sin−1 (sin
π
15(+C ) )
π
1.17= +C
15
π
1.17− =C
15
0.9605=C

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Therefore, y=0.5 sin (
2π
15
x +0.9605 +0.5 )

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