Phase angles; more

graphs of trigonometric
functions

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18.1 Phase angles

Exercises 18.1
For each of the following pairs of functions, state the function that leads and state the phase
difference:

1 sin (
 20) and cos (
 50)
2 cos
  and cos

3


3
3
cos

 and sin

 
8
4


sin
and cos

4
3
For each of the following pairs of functions, state which function leads and state the phase
difference
, such that 0 
 180:




5 sin
  and sin
 
6 cos
  and sin
 
2
4
2
4
3










7 cos

  and sin

 
2
2
18.2 Sketch-graphs of a sin (
 ),
a cos (
 )
Exercises 18.2
For each of the following functions, state the amplitude and the period. Sketch two cycles of
each function, marking the values where the curve crosses each axis:
1

y 12 cos (
 130)

y 24 cos (
 90)

18.4 The function A sin

t
Exercises 18.4
For definitions of the prefixes p, n and G, see section 3.1 of the main text.
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State the amplitude (A), the period (T) and the frequency (f ) of each of the following
periodic functions, giving answers correct to 2 significant figures:
6
6
a 2500 sin (3  10 t)
b 17 sin (1.3  10 t) mV

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18.8 Phase shift as a fraction of

the period
Advice concerning the rapid
sketching of sinoidal curves
Exercises 18.7
In each case sketch one cycle of the curve and state the frequency, marking the values on the
horizontal axis where the curve crosses it. (All values are correct to 3 significant figures.)
1

i 13.6 cos (2.84  106t  1.24) A

i 18.4 cos (534t  60) mA

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