Graphing trigonometric
functions
Periodic functions
Sine and cosine
• Amplitude (height and depth) =│a│
y = a sin (b x + c) + d
• vertical strech/shrink
• Period (length of interval over which cycle
occurs) =
• horizontal strech/shrink
• Cycle (full pattern in graph) y = a cos (b x + c) + d
• Phase shift (horizontal) = - +
• Vertical shift = d D (-ꚙ, ꚙ)
• Reflection over x = sign of a R [d + (-│a│), d +│a│]
Graph y = - sin (x) and y = - cos (x)
Graph y = 2 sin (x) and y = sin (2x)
Graph y = - sin ( x) and y = 3 cos ( x)
Graph y = sin (x) + 2 and y = 3 sin (x) + 4
Graph y = 2 sin (4 x) – 3 and y = - 3 cos ( x ) + 5
y = - 3 cos ( x ) + 5
Graph y = 2 sin (x - ) + 3 and y = 3 cos ( x + π) - 5
• y = 3 cos ( x + π) - 5
Graph y = - 2 sin ( x - ) + 3
Graph y = csc (x) and sec (x)
Graph y = 2 csc ( x) + 1
Tangent and cotangent function
• Period (distance between two vertical
asymptotes):