Graphing a complicated Sine and determining its parts?

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Please enlighten me on how to graph this equation, please? and what is the amplitude, period. p. shift, v. shift and range? Thank you so much!

#y=2-sin(-1/2x+pi/4)#

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Answer 1 · 2016-01-20T01:08:52

The vertical shift is upward 2 units ...

factor out the -1/2 ...

#y=2-sin[(-1/2)(x-pi/2)]#

Use the #-1/2# to find the Period ...

Period #=(2pi)/abs(-1/2)=4pi#

Amplitude is the coefficient on #sin# ...

Amplitude #=abs(-1)=1#

Phase Shift #=pi/2# units to the right

Range #=[1,3]#

Here is a sketch ...

Hope that helped

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