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EXAMPLE 6
Graphing yAcos(Bt), Where A,
Draw a sketch of for
Solution
The amplitude is so the reference rectangle will be units high.
Since the graph will be vertically reflected across the t-axis. The period is
(note the factors of reduce to 1), so the reference rectangle will
be 5 units in length. Breaking the t-axis into four parts within the frame (rule of
fourths) gives units, indicating that we should scale the t-axis in multiples
of Note the zeroes occur at and with a maximum value at In cases where
the factor reduces, we scale the t-axis as a “standard” number line, and estimate
the location of multiples of For practical reasons, we first draw the unreflected
graph (shown in blue) for guidance in drawing the reflected graph, which is then
extended to fit the given interval.
Now try Exercises 21 through 32
D. Graphs of y csc(Bt) and y sec(Bt)
The graphs of these reciprocal functions follow quite naturally from the graphs of
and by using these observations: (1) you cannot divide
by zero, (2) the reciprocal of a very small number is a very large number (and vice
versa), and (3) the reciprocal of is . Just as with rational functions, division
by zero creates a vertical asymptote, so the graph of will have a
vertical asymptote at every point where This occurs at where k
is an integer Further, when
since the reciprocal of 1 and are still 1 and respectively. Finally, due to obser-
vation 2, the graph of the cosecant function will be increasing when the sine function
is decreasing, and decreasing when the sine function is increasing. In most cases, we
graph by drawing a sketch of then using these observations
as demonstrated in Example 7. In doing so, we discover that the period of the cosecant
function is also and that
EXAMPLE 7
Graphing a Cosecant Function
Graph the function for
Solution
The related sine function is which means we’ll draw a rectangular frame
units high. The period is so the reference frame will be
units in length. Breaking the t-axis into four parts within the frame means each tick
mark will be units apart, with the asymptotes occurring at 0,
and A partial table and the resulting graph are shown.2.
,a
1
4
ba
2
1
b
2
2P
2
1
2,2A 2
y sin t,
t 30, 44.y csc t
y csc1Bt2 is an odd function.2
y sin1Bt2,y csc1Bt2
1,1
csc1Bt21, sin1Bt211p2, , 0, , 2,
p2.
t k,sin t 0.
y csc t
1
sin t
11
y A cos1Bt2,y A sin1Bt2
y 2 cos(0.4t)
y 2cos(0.4t)
t
y
2
1
2
1
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2
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10
4
.
15
4
,
5
4
1
4
.
A
1
4
B
5
5
4
P
2
0.4
5
A 6 0
2122 4
A
2,
t in 3, 24.y 2 cos10.4t2
B 1
C. You’ve just learned
how to graph sine and cosine
functions with various
amplitudes and periods
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