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0606 P11 - Nov 2023 - Q1 - 3 marks
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The diagram shows part of the graph of
\(y=a\cos\left(\frac{x}{b}\right)+c,\)
where \(a\), \(b\) and \(c\) are integers. Find the values of \(a\), \(b\) and \(c\).
Solution
Answer: \(a=4\), \(b=3\), \(c=-5\).
For a trigonometric graph, identify the amplitude, midline and period first, then use these to locate the key points of the sketch.
From the graph, the maximum value is \(-1\) and the minimum value is \(-9\).
The midline is therefore
\(\frac{-1+(-9)}2=-5\),
so \(c=-5\).
The amplitude is
\(\frac{-1-(-9)}2=4\),
so \(a=4\).
For \(y=4\cos\left(\frac{x}{b}\right)-5\), the graph has a maximum at \(x=0\) and the next minimum at \(x=540^\circ\). A maximum to a minimum is half a period, so the period is \(1080^\circ\).
The period of \(\cos\left(\frac{x}{b}\right)\) is \(360b^\circ\), so