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OpenStudy (anonymous):

What is the graph of each function rule? y = | x | - 1

OpenStudy (aravindg):

You need to graph it?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

OpenStudy (aravindg):

ok well to do this question .First do you know how to graph |x| function ?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i havent done this stuff in forever i have no idea what im doing

OpenStudy (aravindg):

ok the mod x function is given as y=|x| It looks like this : |dw:1368005715153:dw|

OpenStudy (aravindg):

The only difference here is that -1 is aded to it .

OpenStudy (aravindg):

*added

OpenStudy (aravindg):

This makes the mod x graph shift vertically downward by one unit

OpenStudy (aravindg):

Can you find it now?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so would it be A?

OpenStudy (aravindg):

Note our original figure was V having vertex at (0,0) ...In option A the graph shifts vertically upward .That is not the one we are looking for

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