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Graphing Trig Functions Practice

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
A trig function has an amplitude of 4 and a minimum value of 5.  What is its maximum value?
a)
7
b)
9
c)
11
d)
13
2.
What is the equation of graph? 
a)
y = sin 5x
b)
y =  cos 5x
c)
y = 5 sin x
d)
y = 5 cos x 
3.

Which is an equation of the cosine function with an amplitude of 2, period of π, phase shift of π/2?

a)

y= -2cos(x/2 - π/4)

b)

y= 2cos (x/2 + π)

c)

y= 2cos (2x - π)

d)

y= -2cos(2x - π/2)

4.

What is the phase shift for y = 4cos(1/2x + π) - 2?

a)

left π/2

b)

right π/2

c)

right 2π

d)

left 2π

5.
What is the equation of the graph?
a)
y = -2 cos x - 3
b)
y = 3 cos x - 2
c)
y = -7 cos x - 3
d)
y = -3 cos x - 4 
6.

The __________ measure the distance from the midline to the max or min of the function.

a)

Amplitude

b)

Phase Shift

c)

Vertical Translation

d)

Horizantal Translation

7.

If no dilations exist, what is the normal period of a sine or cosine function?

a)

1/2π

b)

c)

π

d)

π/2

8.
What is the domain and range of y=sinx?
a)
D: (-∞, ∞)
R: [-1, 1]
b)
D: (-∞, ∞)
R: [-
π, π]
c)
D: (∞, -∞)
R: [-1, 1]
d)
D: (-∞, ∞)
R: [-
∞, ∞]
9.
What is the period?
a)
π/4
b)
π/2
c)
3π/4
d)
π
10.
What is the equation of this graph?
a)
y=cos2x
b)
y=2sin2x
c)
y=2cos2x
d)
y=2sinx
11.

What does cos(0)= ?

a)

1

b)

0

c)

-1

d)

Undefined

12.

What does sin(π) = ?

a)

1

b)

0

c)

-1

d)

Undefined

13.

What does tan(0) = ?

a)

1

b)

0

c)

-1

d)

Undefined

14.

What is another name for a phase shift?

a)

Horizontal Dilation

b)

Horizontal Shift/Translation

c)

Vertical Dilation

d)

Vertical Shift/Translation

15.
What is the phase shift?
y=-2sin(x-π)
a)
π left
b)
π right
c)
none
d)
2π right
16.

What is an equation of the graph shown?

a)

y = cos(1/2 x)

b)

y = cos(2x)

c)

y = sin (1/2 x)

d)

y = sin(2x)

17.
Does the graph of sine have asymptotes?
a)
no
b)
yes, at multiples of π
c)
sometimes
d)
yes at multiples of 2π
18.

What is an asymptote?

a)

the point where the function crosses the x-axis

b)

the highest point on the function

c)

a value which the function approaches, but never touches

d)

a horizontal line that intersects the function

19.

Which function matches the graph?

a)

f(x) = tan x

b)

f(x) = tan 2x

c)

f(x) = tan(x/2)

d)

f(x) = tan 4x

20.

What is the value of d if the function above is in the form f(x) = a tan + d

a)

-2

b)

-1

c)

0

d)

1

e)

2

21.

What is the period of the function?

a)

π/2

b)

π

c)

d)

22.

What is the value of a if the function above is f(x) = a tan x

a)

1/2

b)

1

c)

2

d)

4

23.
Determine an equation for this graph:
a)
y=sec(x)
b)
y=2sec(x)
c)
y=2csc(x)
d)
y= csc(2x)
24.
Determine an equation for this graph:
a)
y=2csc(x)
b)
y=csc(x) + 1
c)
y=2csc(x) + 1
d)
y= csc(x) + 2
25.
Which function below matches this graph?
a)
1/2tan(x)
b)
1/2sec(x)
c)
-1/2tan(x)
d)
-1/2sec(x)