Nearly constant 0 result from a trig function

[homerwho]

TL;DR

I was fiddling with the amplitude and frequency to find an approximately flat sine function

Interpolating a straight line with a trigonometric function.

In Matlab I ended up with this expression. fplot(@(x)(.0000001*cos(x*2*pi)+10), [0 1])
Would anyone like to discuss what this could be used in?

 

[berkeman]

Sorry, what is a "flat sine function"?

 

[homerwho]

Sorry, what is a "flat sine function"?

the attached image is hard to read but on the interval 0..1 the function lies with in a very very small amplitude. "nearly flat"

[Edit] I tend to view equations as shapes. Sorry about the "flat" wording

 

[homerwho]

A different plot showing sine vs cosine with a near zero amplitude and normalized 0..1. Could this be used to count from 0 to 1 fractionally?

 

[mfb]

You just added a constant and a sine function with a small amplitude. Where is the point?

Could this be used to count from 0 to 1 fractionally?

I'm not sure what you mean by that.

 

[homerwho]

I needed to plot a curve and needed to normalize 0..1. My question has been answered, Thank you. I was thinking of application to standing wave on a 0..1 (domain or range)