Question

What is the graph of the absolute value equation?

y = 5|x|

Answer 1

This is the same as
y = |5x|
right?

Answer 2

idk

Answer 3

A nifty little property of absolute values
|ab| = |a||b|

Since
y = 5|x|=|5||x|
then
y = |5x|

Answer 4

ok but wht do i do when its like that cuz i know that y=lxl+5 means it gets translated up or that y=lxl-5 gets translated down n that y=lx+5l gets translated to the left etc..

Answer 5

Well, if
adding to the absolute value translates the graph
multiplying to the absolute value "folds" the graph
You might notice that the line becomes steeper the bigger the number you multiply to x, right?

Answer 6

oh ok

Answer 7

thanks

Answer 8

so tht means if the lin is at (0,0) then y=5lxl is 5,5

Answer 9

wait im confused

Answer 10

these are the graphs

Answer 11

@terenzreignz

Answer 12

Sorry, I got carried away.
For any function
y = c|x|
If c is positive, then the graph should look like a V, which becomes increasingly "folded" the larger c is.
If c is negative, then the graph shoud look like a ^, which becomes increasingly "folded" the larger the absolute value of c is...

given that, which of your graphs look like V's ?

Answer 13

the first 2

Answer 14

one is wider than the other