AMPLITUDE CHANGES IN Y = SIN (X)
AMPLITUDE is the number, |a| ,in the formula below:
y = a sin (b ( x - s )) + v
Amplitude tells us the "vertical stretch" of the curve.
In this example, |a| = 2.
So, the new curve is twice as high as y = sin(x).
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