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Graphs of Sine and Cosine · Medium problem

What is the phase (horizontal) shift of y=52cos⁡(13x−3π4)+3y = \dfrac{5}{2}\cos\left(\dfrac{1}{3}x - \dfrac{3\pi}{4}\right) + 3 relative to y=cos⁡xy = \cos x? Give the signed shift as an exact multiple of π\pi (positive means to the right).