Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Algebra 1, 2015
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2. Absolute Value Functions and Transformations
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Exercise 4 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+7|-1 Simplified Absolute Value g(x)
-8 g( -8)=| -8+7|-1 g( -8)=(1)-1 0
-4 g( -4)=| -4+7|-1 g( -4)=(3)-1 2
0 g( 0)=| 0+7|-1 g( 0)=(7)-1 6
4 g( 4)=| 4+7|-1 g( 4)=(11)-1 10

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