let's recall the graph of sin(x), is simply a sinusoidal line waving about, but its midline is at the x-axis, namely y = 0.
this equation is simply a transformation of it, the 1/2 changes the amplitude by half, midline stays the same though, the +3, moves the whole thing upwards, a vertical shift of 3, meaning the midline went from 0 to 3, y = 3.
