Since sine and cosine are periodic, our analysis often focuses on the interval \([0, 2\pi )\) and then reasons the remaining information from the periodicity.
  • On \([0, 2\pi )\), the maximum of \(\sin (\theta )\) occurs at \(\answer {\frac {\pi }{2}}\).
  • On \([0, 2\pi )\), the minimum of \(\sin (\theta )\) occurs at \(\answer {\frac {3\pi }{2}}\).

If we shift the domain of \(\sin (\theta )\), then the minimum and maximum should follow the shift.

Shifted Domain

Define \(f(t) = \sin \left (t + \frac {\pi }{3} \right )\).

Which interval would we focus on when analyzing \(f(t)\)?

\[ \left [ \answer {-\frac {\pi }{3}}, \answer {\frac {5\pi }{3}} \right ) \]

Where does the maximum of \(f(t)\) occur?

\[ t = \answer {\frac {\pi }{6}} \]

Where does the minimum of \(f(t)\) occur?

\[ t = \answer {\frac {7\pi }{6}} \]
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