6.5.1: Key Terms
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Key Terms
- amplitude
- the vertical height of a function; the constant A appearing in the definition of a sinusoidal function
- arccosine
- another name for the inverse cosine; arccosx=cos−1x
- arcsine
- another name for the inverse sine; arcsinx=sin−1x
- arctangent
- another name for the inverse tangent; arctanx=tan−1x
- inverse cosine function
- the function cos−1x, which is the inverse of the cosine function and the angle that has a cosine equal to a given number
- inverse sine function
- the function sin−1x, which is the inverse of the sine function and the angle that has a sine equal to a given number
- inverse tangent function
- the function tan−1x, which is the inverse of the tangent function and the angle that has a tangent equal to a given number
- midline
- the horizontal line y=D, where D appears in the general form of a sinusoidal function
- periodic function
- a function f(x) that satisfies f(x+P)=f(x) for a specific constant P and any value of x
- phase shift
- the horizontal displacement of the basic sine or cosine function; the constant CB
- sinusoidal function
- any function that can be expressed in the form f(x)=Asin(Bx−C)+D or f(x)=Acos(Bx−C)+D