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describe the symmetry of y=sin x

2007-09-26 13:12:42 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics Mathematics

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I suggest you make a graph of y = sin(x), then rotate the graph by 180 degrees. It should look the same.

More specifically, the function is anti-symmetric, meaning
sin(-x) = -sin(x)

Compare this with the cosine function, which is symmetric, obeying this rule:
cos(-x) = cos(x)

2007-09-26 13:17:23 · answer #1 · answered by lithiumdeuteride 7 · 0 0

sin(x) = - sin(-x)

This means that sin(x) is symmetric about the origin.

2007-09-26 20:25:35 · answer #2 · answered by Northstar 7 · 0 0

the symetry of y = sin x --> y = sin (-x) = - sin (x)

2007-09-26 20:24:09 · answer #3 · answered by Seto 2 · 0 0

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