Answer:
[tex]f(x) = cos(x - \frac{\pi }{4} ) -1[/tex]
Step-by-step explanation:
In this graph, we have the coordinate point ([tex]\frac{\pi }{4} , 0[/tex]). Without translations, cos(0) = 0, which means that the graph is shifted to the right by [tex]\frac{\pi }{4}[/tex]. We also know that the graph is shifted down by 1 because we have the point
([tex]\frac{5\pi }{4} , -2[/tex]), but accounting for the right shift, this point should really by ([tex]\pi , -2[/tex]). cos([tex]\pi[/tex]) = -1, but on the graph it is -2, meaning that it is shifted down by 1.
Therefore, accounting for the right shift by [tex]\frac{\pi }{4}[/tex] and the shift down by 1, our equation is [tex]f(x) = cos(x - \frac{pi}{4} ) - 1[/tex].
