Question

What is the graph of the absolute value equation? y = 5|x|

Answer 1

The graph of an absolute value equation is a V-shape.

Answer 2

But what does absolute value do to a number? It makes it always positive. So the graph should be positive and point upwards.

Answer 3

The 5 makes the slope more dramatic. Try multiplying numbers by 5 to demonstrate this:
1 x 5 = 5, 2 x 5 = 10, 4 x 5 = 20

Answer 4

Or rather, a negative value is made a positive value so the negative side is flipped up along the x-axis.

Answer 5

Therefore, the slope points will increase very dramatically and the link should become more vertical, if that makes sense.

Answer 6

Yes ^

Answer 7

@xKingx - The graph should make sense if you try plugging in values for x, and the finding y to find a coordinate. :D

Answer 8

I think I get the first part, but how would I use x to find y?