Question

If f(x) = |x - 4| + 5 find f(1)

Answer 1

Well what you're equation now is 1=x-4+5, what do you think you should do?

Answer 2

add 4 + 5 + 1?

Answer 3

no, what you are doing originally is finding x. So add like terms on the right side and what do you get?

Answer 4

BTW, it's -4 and a postiive 5

Answer 5

ok i got 1

Answer 6

exactly, so what's your equation now?

Answer 7

1 + 1

Answer 8

what you would get doing that? what's your final answer?

Answer 9

2

Answer 10

yes so you're answer would be x=2

Answer 11

thank you verry muchh

Answer 12

Hey no problem! :D