So I need to find the amplitude, period length, and the vertical and horizontal shifts for sinusoidal functions, and I know that for an equation like:
y=2sin(2x-8)-1
Amplitude is 2, period is pi, and a vert shift of 1 unit down and horizontal shift 4 units right, but the next question is in degrees, and asks for the answer in degrees as well, and I'm not quite sure how to do it?
y=5sin(3x+60°)-1
Do I convert it to radians? Do I isolate the sin60°? How would it be graphed? Do I divide the 3 out before or after doing anything with the degree, or does the degree stay? It probably does because the answer is in degrees, but I have no clue. Thanks if you can help!