How do you write an equation of y=cosx with pi/2 units down? Trigonometry Graphing Trigonometric Functions Translating Sine and Cosine Functions 1 Answer Douglas K. Mar 13, 2017 When given an equation, y=(A)cos(Bx+C)+D, D is the vertical shift. The equation you seek is y=cos(x)−π2 Answer link Related questions How do you graph sine and cosine functions when it is translated? How do you graph y=sin(x−π2)? How do you draw a sketch of y=1+cos(x−π) How do you shift and graph y=−3+sinx? How do you graph y=3sin(13x+π2)−2? How do you graph 12sin(x−π)? How do you graph −sinx+2? How do you graph y=3sin(12)x? How do you graph y=−2cos(πx3)? How do you graph y=(12)sin(x−π)? See all questions in Translating Sine and Cosine Functions Impact of this question 1734 views around the world You can reuse this answer Creative Commons License