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Ch. 4 - Graphs of the Circular Functions
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Capitolo 5, Problema 3

Fill in the blank(s) to correctly complete each sentence.
The graph of y = 4 sin x is obtained by stretching the graph of y = sin x vertically by a factor of ________.

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Identify the base function and the transformed function. Here, the base function is \(y = \sin x\) and the transformed function is \(y = 4 \sin x\).
Recall that the coefficient in front of the sine function affects the amplitude, which is the vertical stretch or compression of the graph.
The amplitude of \(y = \sin x\) is 1, since the sine function oscillates between -1 and 1.
The amplitude of \(y = 4 \sin x\) is 4, meaning the graph is stretched vertically by a factor equal to the amplitude.
Therefore, the vertical stretch factor is the ratio of the new amplitude to the original amplitude, which is \(4\).

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