Basically, it IS a curve.
Cosine
The sine curve is exactly the same as the cosine curve shifted pi/2 radians to the left
The angle.
Sound waves are transmitted through a medium as variations in the pressure of the medium. If the variation is plotted as a function of distance (or time), they will generate a sine curve (the cosine curve is the same as a sine curve with a phase shift). In practise, the sine curve is damped: the amplitude (or height) of the oscillations gradually decrease over time or distance, because of attenuation.
The curve is shifted to the right by c.
Cosine
The sine curve is exactly the same as the cosine curve shifted pi/2 radians to the left
sine wave.
The angle.
Sound waves are transmitted through a medium as variations in the pressure of the medium. If the variation is plotted as a function of distance (or time), they will generate a sine curve (the cosine curve is the same as a sine curve with a phase shift). In practise, the sine curve is damped: the amplitude (or height) of the oscillations gradually decrease over time or distance, because of attenuation.
The sine wave is also called a sinusoid is a mathematical curve that describes the smooth repetitive oscillation.
One way is to shift it to the left by a quarter of the period.
The curve is shifted to the right by c.
You can move a sine curve up or down by simply adding or subtracting a number from the equation of the curve. For example, the graph of y = sin x + 4 moves the whole curve up 4 units, with the sine curve crossing back and forth over the line y = 4. On the other hand, the graph of y = sin x - 1 slides
a normal sine curve exists with the formula Asin(Bx+C)+D. The formula to derive a phase shift would be such: 2pi/B (for whatever value B exists at). Thus, for a normal sine curve (sin(x) we would get 2pi/1, and arrive at 2pi for the period.
Sine curve
The amplitude of a sine (or cosine) curve is the difference between the maximum and minimum values of the curve, measured over a whole cycle.