Let's examine the following graphs: Again, the period of the original sine curve has changed here, as we would expect. The difference with a negative value of b however, is our sine curves have the same period as the positive values of b above, but now they are reflected across the x-axis. For a direct comparison between positive and negative values of b, click here.
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