Big Ideas Math Algebra 1, 2015
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7. Graphing Absolute Value Functions
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Exercise 28 Page 160

To graph the functions without going through the entire process of transforming the parent function, we can make two tables of values. Then, we only need to plot and connect the obtained points and compare the graphs.

Graph

Let's begin with creating a table of values of function

Simplify

Now let's do the same with function

Simplify

Finally, we can plot these ordered pairs on one coordinate plane.

Comparison

We can rewrite as which is a horizontal shrink of by a factor of It is being shrunk closer the axis. Note that when the values of are two times the values of the values stay the same.