graph y = -|x + 1|;

Question

graph y = -|x + 1|;

amistre64 · Answer

when does x+1 = 0 ?

anonymous · Answer

not sure?

amistre64 · Answer

im going to have to ask why ....

anonymous · Answer

Oh why graph?

amistre64 · Answer

no

why dont you know how to solve:

x+1 = 0

anonymous · Answer

Online school, they don't go over things

amistre64 · Answer

ok, then what about the equation do you not understand

anonymous · Answer

just how to find the answer and how to graph it.

amistre64 · Answer

if you cant figure out how to do:

x+1=0

then you definantly are not ready to graph anything.

and you obviously have no useable input to even help out in a solution ... i wouldnt even know where to begin

adunb8 · Answer

x+1 = 0 when x = -1 because -1 + 1 = 0 since we plug in x = -1 then it will turn to  0

anonymous · Answer

well this was the question: On a separate piece of graph paper, graph y = -|x + 1|; then click on the graph until the correct one appears.:  it gives you different graphs to chose from.

amistre64 · Answer

do you know the basic shape that you are looking for at least?

anonymous · Answer

It's like this, but the options move from small to large

adunb8 · Answer

well we know for a fact that absolute value of anything will be like this |dw:1347046996746:dw|

amistre64 · Answer

good, we are looking for an upside down V that is "pointing" to x = -1; since:

-1+1 = 0 satisfies the equation:  x+1=0

amistre64 · Answer

you just gave a picture of an upside down V to us .....

anonymous · Answer

wait....so I am basically just looking for the line of the number where the point sits on?

amistre64 · Answer

adunb, that +1 is inside the function and is controling the "x" (side to side)

amistre64 · Answer

y = |x| + 1 ; controls the y

adunb8 · Answer

oops i was looking at the wrong one yea it controls the side to side sorry

adunb8 · Answer

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