Question

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A coordinate plane shows a horizontal wave passing through it.
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Write the equation for the trigonometric function based on its graph.

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Responses

y=cos(x)+4

y equals cosine left parenthesis x right parenthesis plus 4

y=cos(x)+5

y equals cosine left parenthesis x right parenthesis plus 5

y=cos(x)+6

y equals cosine left parenthesis x right parenthesis plus 6

y=sin(x)+5

y equals sine left parenthesis x right parenthesis plus 5
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Answer 1

y = cos(x) + 5

Reason: The midline is y = 5 (halfway between the graph's max and min), the amplitude is 1, and the graph has a cosine peak at x = 0, so the function is cos(x) shifted up 5: y = cos(x) + 5.