Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Creating a sinusoidal model using temperature v days of the year


Topic: Sinusoidal functions

Aim: How can we use the graphing calculator to find the model of a sine function?
Write the equation of a sine function with a >0, amplitude 7.85, and cycles .016 in 2π  
The sine function with shifts
Y = A sin (Bx + C) + D
A = amplitude
B = cycles in 2π
C = horizontal shift
D = vertical shift
Look at problem 27 on pg 368 handout
Modeling temperature on several days of the year
Graph the model
Y1 = = 7.85 sin(.016x – 2.22) + 82.19
Fix the WINDOW for domain and range
GRAPH
Sketch the graph on the xy plane
Extending your thinking
How could we use the sine model to write the cosine model?
Recall how we shift from sine to cosine (by π/2)
Graph the cos model on the same set of axes
Horizontal translations – phase shifts
g(x): horizontal translation of f(x)
g(x) = f (x – h)
Important consideration
The value of h f (x – h):
If h > 0, the shift is to the right
Example: f ( x – 3 ) is a horizontal shift 3 units to the right
If h < 0, the shift is to the left.
Example: cos (x + 4) = cos (x – (-4)), h = -4; the shift is 4 units to the left
Vertical translations
h(x): vertical translation of f(x)
h(x) = f(x) + k
Exit slip
What are the major differences between the cosine and the sine functions?

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