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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Write an inequality for the graph?

hero (hero):

You want to write an absolute value inequality of the form \(y \ge a|x - h| + k\) where \((h,k)\) is the vertex of the absolute value graph.

hero (hero):

In this case the vertex is (5,1)

hero (hero):

To find the value of a, simply use a point that is on the graph of the absolute value lines such as (x,y) = (0,6), then plug the point in to the inequality and solve for a

hero (hero):

\(6 = a|0 - 5| + 1\) \(6 = 5a + 1\) \(5 = 5a\) \(a = 1\) So the inequality that corresponds with the graph is \(y \ge |x - 5| + 1\)

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