Question

Which pair of functions has identical graphs?

(a). y=sin (x+ pi/2)
(b). y=-cos(x-pi)
(c). y=cos( x-pi/2)

Answer 1

Both a) y=sin (x+ pi/2) and b) y=-cos(x-pi) has identical graphs.

The +- pi/2 shifts to the LEFT or RIGHT respectively. So the first plot is simply a cosine curve.
The second is a cosine shifted by pi, which gives -cos(x) but we have a negative out front so both (a) and (b) are cosine.