How do you graph y=secx+2?

1 Answer
Jun 14, 2018

See answer below

Explanation:

Given: y=secx+2

First draw a dashed vertical shift line at y=2

Since secx=1cosx, sketch a dashed cosine function

y=cosx+2 amplitude=1 and period =2π

Remember that a cosine with a period of 2π needs to be divided into 4 sections: 0,π2,π,3π2,2π.

Wherever the cosine function crosses the y=2 line there will be a vertical asymptote. At each peak and trough, there will be a point on the secant function that arcs up to the adjacent vertical asymptotes:

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