Algebra Examples

y = \sin (3 x)

$y = \sin (3 x)$

Step 1

Use the form

a \sin (b x - c) + d

$a \sin (b x - c) + d$ to find the variables used to find the amplitude, period, phase shift, and vertical shift.

a = 1

$a = 1$

b = 3

$b = 3$

c = 0

$c = 0$

d = 0

$d = 0$

Step 2

Find the amplitude

| a |

$| a |$ .

Amplitude:

1

$1$

Step 3

Find the period of

\sin (3 x)

$\sin (3 x)$ .

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Step 3.1

The period of the function can be calculated using

\frac{2 π}{| b |}

$\frac{2 π}{| b |}$ .

\frac{2 π}{| b |}

$\frac{2 π}{| b |}$

Step 3.2

Replace

b

$b$ with

3

$3$ in the formula for period.

\frac{2 π}{| 3 |}

$\frac{2 π}{| 3 |}$

Step 3.3

The absolute value is the distance between a number and zero. The distance between

0

$0$ and

3

$3$ is

3

$3$ .

\frac{2 π}{3}

$\frac{2 π}{3}$

\frac{2 π}{3}

$\frac{2 π}{3}$

Step 4

Find the phase shift using the formula

\frac{c}{b}

$\frac{c}{b}$ .

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Step 4.1

The phase shift of the function can be calculated from

\frac{c}{b}

$\frac{c}{b}$ .

Phase Shift:

\frac{c}{b}

$\frac{c}{b}$

Step 4.2

Replace the values of

c

$c$ and

b

$b$ in the equation for phase shift.

Phase Shift:

\frac{0}{3}

$\frac{0}{3}$

Step 4.3

Divide

0

$0$ by

3

$3$ .

Phase Shift:

0

$0$

Phase Shift:

0

$0$

Step 5

List the properties of the trigonometric function.

Amplitude:

1

$1$

Period:

\frac{2 π}{3}

$\frac{2 π}{3}$

Phase Shift: None

Vertical Shift: None

Step 6

Select a few points to graph.

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Step 6.1

Find the point at

x = 0

$x = 0$ .

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Step 6.1.1

Replace the variable

x

$x$ with

0

$0$ in the expression.

f (0) = \sin (3 (0))

$f (0) = \sin (3 (0))$

Step 6.1.2

Simplify the result.

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Step 6.1.2.1

Multiply

3

$3$ by

0

$0$ .

f (0) = \sin (0)

$f (0) = \sin (0)$

Step 6.1.2.2

The exact value of

\sin (0)

$\sin (0)$ is

0

$0$ .

f (0) = 0

$f (0) = 0$

Step 6.1.2.3

The final answer is

0

$0$ .

0

$0$

0

$0$

0

$0$

Step 6.2

Find the point at

x = \frac{π}{6}

$x = \frac{π}{6}$ .

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Step 6.2.1

Replace the variable

x

$x$ with

\frac{π}{6}

$\frac{π}{6}$ in the expression.

f (\frac{π}{6}) = \sin (3 (\frac{π}{6}))

$f (\frac{π}{6}) = \sin (3 (\frac{π}{6}))$

Step 6.2.2

Simplify the result.

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Step 6.2.2.1

Cancel the common factor of

3

$3$ .

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Step 6.2.2.1.1

Factor

3

$3$ out of

6

$6$ .

f (\frac{π}{6}) = \sin (3 (\frac{π}{3 (2)}))

$f (\frac{π}{6}) = \sin (3 (\frac{π}{3 (2)}))$

Step 6.2.2.1.2

Cancel the common factor.

f (\frac{π}{6}) = \sin (3 (\frac{π}{3 \cdot 2}))

$f (\frac{π}{6}) = \sin (3 (\frac{π}{3 \cdot 2}))$

Step 6.2.2.1.3

Rewrite the expression.

f (\frac{π}{6}) = \sin (\frac{π}{2})

$f (\frac{π}{6}) = \sin (\frac{π}{2})$

f (\frac{π}{6}) = \sin (\frac{π}{2})

$f (\frac{π}{6}) = \sin (\frac{π}{2})$

Step 6.2.2.2

The exact value of

\sin (\frac{π}{2})

$\sin (\frac{π}{2})$ is

1

$1$ .

f (\frac{π}{6}) = 1

$f (\frac{π}{6}) = 1$

Step 6.2.2.3

The final answer is

1

$1$ .

1

$1$

1

$1$

1

$1$

Step 6.3

Find the point at

x = \frac{π}{3}

$x = \frac{π}{3}$ .

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Step 6.3.1

Replace the variable

x

$x$ with

\frac{π}{3}

$\frac{π}{3}$ in the expression.

f (\frac{π}{3}) = \sin (3 (\frac{π}{3}))

$f (\frac{π}{3}) = \sin (3 (\frac{π}{3}))$

Step 6.3.2

Simplify the result.

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Step 6.3.2.1

Cancel the common factor of

3

$3$ .

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Step 6.3.2.1.1

Cancel the common factor.

f (\frac{π}{3}) = \sin (3 (\frac{π}{3}))

$f (\frac{π}{3}) = \sin (3 (\frac{π}{3}))$

Step 6.3.2.1.2

Rewrite the expression.

f (\frac{π}{3}) = \sin (π)

$f (\frac{π}{3}) = \sin (π)$

f (\frac{π}{3}) = \sin (π)

$f (\frac{π}{3}) = \sin (π)$

Step 6.3.2.2

Apply the reference angle by finding the angle with equivalent trig values in the first quadrant.

f (\frac{π}{3}) = \sin (0)

$f (\frac{π}{3}) = \sin (0)$

Step 6.3.2.3

The exact value of

\sin (0)

$\sin (0)$ is

0

$0$ .

f (\frac{π}{3}) = 0

$f (\frac{π}{3}) = 0$

Step 6.3.2.4

The final answer is

0

$0$ .

0

$0$

0

$0$

0

$0$

Step 6.4

Find the point at

x = \frac{π}{2}

$x = \frac{π}{2}$ .

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Step 6.4.1

Replace the variable

x

$x$ with

\frac{π}{2}

$\frac{π}{2}$ in the expression.

f (\frac{π}{2}) = \sin (3 (\frac{π}{2}))

$f (\frac{π}{2}) = \sin (3 (\frac{π}{2}))$

Step 6.4.2

Simplify the result.

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Step 6.4.2.1

Combine

3

$3$ and

\frac{π}{2}

$\frac{π}{2}$ .

f (\frac{π}{2}) = \sin (\frac{3 π}{2})

$f (\frac{π}{2}) = \sin (\frac{3 π}{2})$

Step 6.4.2.2

Apply the reference angle by finding the angle with equivalent trig values in the first quadrant. Make the expression negative because sine is negative in the fourth quadrant.

f (\frac{π}{2}) = - \sin (\frac{π}{2})

$f (\frac{π}{2}) = - \sin (\frac{π}{2})$

Step 6.4.2.3

The exact value of

\sin (\frac{π}{2})

$\sin (\frac{π}{2})$ is

1

$1$ .

f (\frac{π}{2}) = - 1 \cdot 1

$f (\frac{π}{2}) = - 1 \cdot 1$

Step 6.4.2.4

Multiply

- 1

$- 1$ by

1

$1$ .

f (\frac{π}{2}) = - 1

$f (\frac{π}{2}) = - 1$

Step 6.4.2.5

The final answer is

- 1

$- 1$ .

- 1

$- 1$

- 1

$- 1$

- 1

$- 1$

Step 6.5

Find the point at

x = \frac{2 π}{3}

$x = \frac{2 π}{3}$ .

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Step 6.5.1

Replace the variable

x

$x$ with

\frac{2 π}{3}

$\frac{2 π}{3}$ in the expression.

f (\frac{2 π}{3}) = \sin (3 (\frac{2 π}{3}))

$f (\frac{2 π}{3}) = \sin (3 (\frac{2 π}{3}))$

Step 6.5.2

Simplify the result.

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Step 6.5.2.1

Cancel the common factor of

3

$3$ .

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Step 6.5.2.1.1

Cancel the common factor.

f (\frac{2 π}{3}) = \sin (3 (\frac{2 π}{3}))

$f (\frac{2 π}{3}) = \sin (3 (\frac{2 π}{3}))$

Step 6.5.2.1.2

Rewrite the expression.

f (\frac{2 π}{3}) = \sin (2 π)

$f (\frac{2 π}{3}) = \sin (2 π)$

f (\frac{2 π}{3}) = \sin (2 π)

$f (\frac{2 π}{3}) = \sin (2 π)$

Step 6.5.2.2

Subtract full rotations of

2 π

$2 π$ until the angle is greater than or equal to

0

$0$ and less than

2 π

$2 π$ .

f (\frac{2 π}{3}) = \sin (0)

$f (\frac{2 π}{3}) = \sin (0)$

Step 6.5.2.3

The exact value of

\sin (0)

$\sin (0)$ is

0

$0$ .

f (\frac{2 π}{3}) = 0

$f (\frac{2 π}{3}) = 0$

Step 6.5.2.4

The final answer is

0

$0$ .

0

$0$

0

$0$

0

$0$

Step 6.6

List the points in a table.

\begin{array}{c} x & f (x) \\ 0 & 0 \\ \frac{π}{6} & 1 \\ \frac{π}{3} & 0 \\ \frac{π}{2} & - 1 \\ \frac{2 π}{3} & 0 \end{array}

$\begin{array}{c} x & f (x) \\ 0 & 0 \\ \frac{π}{6} & 1 \\ \frac{π}{3} & 0 \\ \frac{π}{2} & - 1 \\ \frac{2 π}{3} & 0 \end{array}$

\begin{array}{c} x & f (x) \\ 0 & 0 \\ \frac{π}{6} & 1 \\ \frac{π}{3} & 0 \\ \frac{π}{2} & - 1 \\ \frac{2 π}{3} & 0 \end{array}

$\begin{array}{c} x & f (x) \\ 0 & 0 \\ \frac{π}{6} & 1 \\ \frac{π}{3} & 0 \\ \frac{π}{2} & - 1 \\ \frac{2 π}{3} & 0 \end{array}$

Step 7

The trig function can be graphed using the amplitude, period, phase shift, vertical shift, and the points.

Amplitude:

1

$1$

Period:

\frac{2 π}{3}

$\frac{2 π}{3}$

Phase Shift: None

Vertical Shift: None

\begin{array}{c} x & f (x) \\ 0 & 0 \\ \frac{π}{6} & 1 \\ \frac{π}{3} & 0 \\ \frac{π}{2} & - 1 \\ \frac{2 π}{3} & 0 \end{array}

$\begin{array}{c} x & f (x) \\ 0 & 0 \\ \frac{π}{6} & 1 \\ \frac{π}{3} & 0 \\ \frac{π}{2} & - 1 \\ \frac{2 π}{3} & 0 \end{array}$

Step 8