NO LINKS!! Write the equation of the trigonometric graph. Try fractional values or π for the box next to x.

Answer:
y = 1·cos(π/3·x) +3
Step-by-step explanation:
The general form of the trig equation will be ...
y = (amplitude)·cos(2π/(period)·x) +(midline shift)
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You have already determined correctly that the midline shift is 3 units.
The amplitude is the difference between the peak value (4) and the midline, so is ...
amplitude = peak - midline = 4 -3 = 1
The period is the horizontal distance between corresponding parts of the graph. Here, the distance between peak values is 6 units, so the period is 6. That means the argument of the cosine function is ...
(2π)/6·x = (π/3)·x
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The function you are looking for is ...
[tex]y=1\cdot\cos\left(\dfrac{\pi}{3}x\right)+3[/tex]
Answer:
[tex]y=\boxed{1}\: \cos(\:\boxed{1}\:x)+\boxed{3}[/tex]
Step-by-step explanation:
General form of cos periodic function:
y = A cos(B(x + C)) + D
where:
Parent function → y = cos(x)
The parent function y = cos(x) has a center line at y = 0.
The center line of the new function is at y = 3, so the parent function has been shifted vertically by 3 units. Therefore, D = 3:
⇒ y = A cos(B(x + C)) + 3
The amplitude of the parent function is 1.
The amplitude of the new function is also 1. Therefore, A = 1:
⇒ y = 1 cos(B(x + C)) + 3
The parent function has a peak at x = 0.
The new function has a peak at x = 0. Therefore there has been no horizontal phase shift, so C = 0:
⇒ y = 1 cos(B(x + 0)) + 3
⇒ y = 1 cos(Bx) + 3
Finally, from inspection of the curve, the period appears to be 2π (6.28)
2π/B = 2π so B = 1
⇒ y = 1 cos(1x) + 3
Please see attached graph for reference.