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Scaling, stretching and shifting sinusoids
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Eli Bendersky
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May 2, 2026, 2:31 p.m.
Misc
Math
mathematics
trigonometry
sinusoidal functions
waveforms
Summary
This blog post provides a brief explanation of how to modify the standard sinusoidal function sin(x) by adjusting its amplitude, frequency, and phase shift, using the general formula s(x) = A·sin(w·x + θ).
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