2.7 Absolute Value Functions Learning Goals graph absolute value functions
Characteristics of Absolute Value Functions shaped like a “V” symmetrical about a vertical line called the axis of symmetry domain is range is connected to the vertex, which is a minimum or maximum value
vertex : where the function reaches its maximum or minimum. To find the x-value of the vertex, set what’s inside the absolute value equal to 0.
Ex 1 Graph
Ex 2 Graph 𝑦=−2 𝑥− 1 2
Ex 3 Graph
Ex 4 Graph 2𝑦+4= 1 2 |𝑥+1|
Ex 5 Consider How can an absolute value function extend below the x-axis if the absolute value of a quantity is always positive? Is the graph of a function?