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Worksheet for writing equations of sine and cosine functions from given graphs.

Graphs of sinusoidal functions with labeled axes and questions to write equations based on amplitude, period, phase shift, and vertical shift.

Graphs of sinusoidal functions with labeled axes and questions to write equations based on amplitude, period, phase shift, and vertical shift.

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Looking at Graph 4, I can see it's a sine wave with a higher frequency. The wave oscillates between y=-1 and y=1, so the amplitude is 1. It completes two full cycles from x=0 to x=2π, which means the period is π. At x=0, the function appears to be at its midline (y=0) and increasing, which is characteristic of a sine function. There's no vertical shift.

Now I'll summarize the information for each graph and write the equations.

For Graph 1:
- Amplitude: 2
- Period: 2π (so B = 2π/period = 1)
- Phase shift: 0
- Vertical shift: 0
- Equation: y = 2 sin(x)

For Graph 2:
- Amplitude: 1
- Period: 2π (so B = 1)
- Phase shift: 0
- Vertical shift: +3
- Equation: y = cos(x) + 3

For Graph 3:
- Amplitude: 1
- Period: 2π (so B = 1)
- Phase shift: 0
- Vertical shift: +1
- Equation: y = sin(x) + 1

For Graph 4:
- Amplitude: 1
- Period: π (so B = 2π/period = 2)
- Phase shift: 0
- Vertical shift: 0
- Equation: y = sin(2x)

Let me double-check these equations against the graphs to make sure they're correct.

Actually, let me reconsider Graph 3. Looking at it again, at x=0, the function appears to be at its maximum value, not at the midline. This would suggest it's actually a cosine function, not a sine function. Let me verify this.

If at x=0, the function is at its maximum (which appears to be y=2), and the center line is at y=1, then yes, this is a cosine function with amplitude 1 and vertical shift +1.

So for Graph 3:
- Amplitude: 1
- Period: 2π (so B = 1)
- Phase shift: 0
- Vertical shift: +1
- Equation: y = cos(x) + 1

Let me also check Graph 1 again. At x=0, the function is at y=0 and increasing, which is consistent with a sine function.

And for Graph 4, at x=0, the function is at y=0 and decreasing (going negative), which is still consistent with a sine function (since sin(2x) at x=0 is 0, and for small positive x, sin(2x) is positive, but looking at the graph more carefully, it seems to be going negative after x=0, which would mean it's actually -sin(2x) or there might be a phase shift).

Actually, looking at Graph 4 more carefully, at x=0, the function is at y=0 and appears to be decreasing (going negative). This would be consistent with y = -sin(2x) or y = sin(2x + π). Since the problem doesn't specify which form to use, I'll use y = -sin(2x) as it's simpler.

Final answers:

Graph 1: y = 2 sin(x)
Graph 2: y = cos(x) + 3
Graph 3: y = cos(x) + 1
Graph 4: y = -sin(2x)

I'll now fill in the requested information for each graph.
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