The commonly form of sine function used is the following:
Where:
- A is the amplitute
- B is the period
- C is the phase shift
- D is the vertical shift, or vertical translation.
For the cosine, we only change the sin to cos.
a) We have a sine function with amplitute 4 and period 3π. It is implied that there is no vertical trnslation and no phase shift, so they are 0.
Thus:
A = 4
B = 3π
C = 0
D = 0
b) We have a sine function, amplitude 3, period 2π, vertical translation -4 and phase shift π.
Thus:
A = 3
B = 2π
C = -4
D = π
c) We have a cosine function, amplitude 5, period π, vertical translation 1 and phase shift -π/2.
Thus:
A = 5
B = π
C = 1
D = -π/2