Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Algebra 1, 2015
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2. Absolute Value Functions and Transformations
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Exercise 2 Page 475

Start with making a table of values for x and g(x).

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In order to graph the given absolute value function, we can make a table of values.

x g(x)=|x-4|+2 Simplified Absolute Value g(x)
0 g( 0)=| 0-4|+2 g( 0)=(4)+2 6
2 g( 2)=| 2-4|+2 g( 2)=(2)+2 4
4 g( 4)=| 4-4|+2 g( 4)=(0)+2 2
6 g( 6)=| 6-4|+2 g( 6)=(2)+2 4
8 g( 8)=| 8-4|+2 g( 8)=(4)+2 6

Now we can graph g(x) by plotting the points and connecting them with straight lines on either side of the vertex.