Question

How do I graph this function?
y=1/2|x|

Answer 1

break it into 2 equations
y = 1/2 x , x>=0
y = -1/2 x, x<=0

now pick some x values for example -2,-1, 0 , 1, 2 and plot the points (x,y)

Answer 2

You can make a table for these types of problems:
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