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Graphs of Trigonometric
Functions
3
x
0
2
2
sin x
-1
3
2
5
2
3
x
0
2
2
cos x
-1
3
2
5
2
x
y = 3 cos x
y
(0, 3)
2
1
0
3
-3
x-int
min
max
3
2
2
3
x-int
max
(2 , 3)
1
( , 0)
2
2
3
( , 3)
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( 3 , 0)
2
4 x
y = sin x
y=
1
2
3
2
sin x
y = 4 sin x
reflection of y = 4 sin x
y = 2 sin x
y = 4 sin x
4
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x
period: 4
2
y = cos (x)
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y = 2 sin 3x
2
3
( , 2)
(0, 0)
2
( ,-2)
2
3
5
6
( , 0) 2
3
( , 0)
3
Properties of y = tan x
1. domain : all real x
x k k
2
2. range: (, +)
3. period:
4. vertical asymptotes:
x k k
2
2
3
2
3
2
period:
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Example: Find the period and asymptotes and sketch the graph
y
1
x
of y tan 2 x
4
4
3
1. Period of y = tan x is .
Period of y tan 2 x is .
3
1
2
8
2
8 3
x
2. Find consecutive vertical
1
asymptotes by solving for x:
3 1
,
,
8 3
8 3
2x , 2x
2
2
Vertical asymptotes: x , x
4
4
3
3. Plot several points in (0, )
x
0
2
8
8
8
1
1
1
1
y tan 2 x
0
4. Sketch one branch and repeat.
3
3
3
3
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y cot x
2. range: (, +)
3. period:
4. vertical asymptotes:
x k k
vertical asymptotes
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3
2
x0
x
2
x 2
12
1
.
cos x
At values of x for which cos x = 0, the secant function is undefined
and its graph has vertical asymptotes.
y
y sec x
Properties of y = sec x
1. domain : all real x
x k ( k )
2
2. range: (,1] [1, +)
3. period:
4. vertical asymptotes:
x k k
2
y cos x
x
3
2
5 3
2
13
y csc x
3 2
2
5
2
y sin x
4
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