Concept explainers
To Graph :
Graph the function.
Explanation of Solution
Given Information:
Given equation is :
Concept Used :
Absolute Value Function:
An absolute value function is a function that contains an algebraic expression within absolute value symbols. The absolute value of a number is its distance from 0 on the number line. Parent Function :
Domain : All real numbers
Range : All non-negative real numbers
Graph :
Calculation :
We have :
Make a table for different value in the domain :
The center point of the absolute value graph is located where x -3 = 0. Use this x-value as the middle value in the values of the table.
x | ||
1 | -2 | -2 |
2 | -1 | 0 |
3 | 0 | 2 |
4 | 1 | 0 |
5 | 2 | -2 |
Plotting the values and joining, we get the required graph :
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