The form you should use may be given to you in a question, but if not, any one will do. If in doubt, \(k\cos (x - \alpha )\) usually works. These worked examples show the processes you'll need to go ...

In a function such as sine or cosine, we could also have a translation of the form: \(y = \sin (x - a)^\circ\) where \(a\) is called the phase angle. This is when the graph of the function has been ...