Graphs of the Sine and
Cosine Functions
Precalculus
Capstone Project
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
,Did you know that the
sounds produced by
music can be
represented by graphs
of sine and cosine
functions?
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, Sound travels in waves and frequencies. Thus, it repeats
itself into an infinite set of sine and cosine curves. This is
associated with Fourier Series, named after a French
mathematician and physicist, Joseph Fourier.
In this lesson, we will explore the properties and
characteristics of the graphs of sine and cosine functions
and how to graph them in a rectangular coordinate system.
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, How do we graph sine and
cosine functions?
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