Trigonometric Functions and Periodic Motion · Geometry & Measurement

Graphing Sine and Cosine Waves

Modeling periodic phenomena using amplitude, period, phase shift, and midline.

Key Questions

  1. 1How do the parameters of a trigonometric equation change the physical properties of a wave?
  2. 2Why are sine and cosine functions called periodic, and what does this imply about their domain?
  3. 3In what ways can we use trigonometry to model sound, light, or tides?

Common Core State Standards

CCSS.Math.Content.HSF.TF.B.5
Grade: 11th Grade
Subject: Mathematics
Unit: Trigonometric Functions and Periodic Motion
Period: Geometry & Measurement

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