The graphs of
and
, where
will have the following characteristics :
Amplitude :
.
Period :
.
Horizontal translation :
.
Vertical translation :
.
The trigonometric function is
.
Rewrite the equation as
.
Compare the function with
.
, and
.
Amplitude :
.
Period :
.
Horizontal translation :
.
Vertical translation :
.
To verify the period and horizontal shift, sketch the graph by one cycle.
\One cycle : 


.
Draw a coordinate plane.
\Graph the function
.
Graph :
\
The graph of the function
is : \ \
