Transforming Absolute Value Functions

Transforming Absolute Value Functions

Adjust function parameters to explore how shifts and stretches affect the graph of an absolute value function.


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Putting It All Together

Answer these open ended questions on your own or with others to form deeper math connections.

Question ouverte 1

How are the graphs of and similar? How are they different?

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Question ouverte 2

What do you notice about the slope of ?

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Question ouverte 3

How do each of the values , , and in affect the parent graph ?

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Question ouverte 4

Do you agree with the following statement? Why or why not? Every absolute value function will only output positive numbers.

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