How do you translate the graph of y=sin(xπ3)?

1 Answer
Jul 25, 2018

Below

Explanation:

y=sin(xπ3) is your y=sinx graph but shifted to the right by π3 units

y=asin(nx+b) is the general form
a is the amplitude
n is used to find the period of the function
b is the shift to left or right

Therefore, wtih reference to the general form, y=sin(xπ3 has an amplitude of 1, a shift to the right by π3 units.

The period is found using this equation
T=2πn
T=2π1
T=2π
That means the graph finishes one cycle in 2π

Below is y=sinx

graph{sinx [-10, 10, -5, 5]}

Below is y=sin(xπ3). Notice that it is exactly the graph y=sinx but moved to the right by π3 units

graph{sin(x-pi/3) [-10, 10, -5, 5]}