Maths Quest Maths B Year 12 for Queensland Chapter 5 Periodic functions WorkSHEET 5.

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WorkSHEET 5.2 Periodic functions Name: _________________________

Sketch the graph of each of the following for (a) y 3 cos 2 x

one complete cycle stating the amplitude, 2
amplitude = 3, period =
period and range. 2
(a) y 3 cos 2 x range = [3, 3]
1 1
(b) y sin
2 4

(c) y cos 3 x

1 1
(b) y sin
2 4
1
amplitude = 0.5, period = 2 8
4
range = [0.5, 0.5]

(c) y cos 3 x
2
amplitude = 1, period =
3
range = [1, 1]
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State the horizontal translation and the vertical

(a) y 3 sin x 5
translation from the basic graphs of y sin x 4
and y cos x for each of the following and
then sketch each graph from horizontal translation is to the right.
4
0 to 2. vertical translation is 5 units upwards.

(a) y 3 sin x 5
4

(b) y 4 cos x 1
2

(c) y 4 3 sin 2 x
3

(b) y 4 cos x 1
2

horizontal translation is to the left.
2
vertical translation is 1 unit downwards.

(c) y 4 3 sin 2 x
3

horizontal translation is to the right.
3
vertical translation is 4 units upwards of
an inverted sine graph.
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State the maximum and minimum values for

(a) y 7 sin x 6
each of the following: 3
maximum value is 7 + 6 =13
(a) y 7 sin x 6
3 minimum value is 7 + 6 = 1
1 7
(b) y cos x
2 2 1 7
(b) y cos x
2 2
(c) y 2 5 cos x
6 maximum value is 0.5 3.5 = 3
minimum value is 0.5 3.5 = 4

(c) y 2 5 cos x
6
maximum value is 5 + 2 = 7
minimum value is 5 + 2 = 3

Find the new equations when each of the (a) y 5 cos x

following equations undergoes the translations
described. becomes y 5 cos x 4
3

(a) y 5 cos x is translated units to the
3 1
right and 4 units down. (b) y 3 sin x
2
1
1 becomes y 3 sin x 3
(b) y 3 sin x is translated units to 2 4
2 4
the left and 3 units up.

Use addition of ordinates to sketch the graph of

y 3 sin x cos 3 x for x [0, 2 ] .

2
Period =
3
2 2

3 n
n3
Range is [4, 4], amplitude = 4 = a

The graph above shows a function of the form

Maths Quest Maths B Year 12 for Queensland Chapter 5 Periodic functions WorkSHEET 5.2 4

y a sin n x . Determine the values of a and n.

Period = 3
2
3
n
2
n
3
Inverted cosine curve with Range [0.5, 0.5],
amplitude = 0.5
a = 0.5

The graph above shows a graph of the form

y a cos n x . Determine the values of a and
n.

4
Period
3
4 2

3 n
3
b
2
downward shift of 4 which means d = 4
c
shift to the right of which means
3 b 3

and so c
The graph above shows a function of the form 2
y a sin (bx c) d . Determine the values of range = [2, 6], amplitude is 2 = a
a, b, c, and d.

Determine the equation in the form y a cos (bx c) d

y a cos (bx c) d , if the amplitude is 6, a6
there is an upward shift of 2 and the period is 8. d 4
2
period 8
b

b
4
no horizontal shift which means c 0

y 6 cos x2
4
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10 Determine the equation in the form y a sin (bx c) d

10 y a sin n ( x ) c if the amplitude is 5, a=5
there is an downward shift of 4, a shift to the d = 4
2
left of , and the period is 8 . period 8
2 n
1
b
4
c
c
b 2 8
1
y 5 sin x 4
4 8