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2 Notes - Graphing Absolute Value Functions
Each variable causes a certain transformation to occur.
Vertical Transformation Horizontal Transformations
-a: vertical reflection -b: horizontal reflection
|a| > 1: vertical stretch |b| > 1: horizontal compression
0 < |a| < 1: vertical compression 0 < |b| < 1: horizontal stretch
+ k: up (x+ h): left
- k: down (x - h): right
Steps to Graphing:
1. Write the parent table
2. Multiply the y-values by the “a”
3. Multiply the x-values by the reciprocal of “b”
4. Graph using the new table values
5. Move the graph according to “h” and “k”
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Graph. State the transformations, the domain and range in interval notation,
and the minimum or maximum value.
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Write an equation/inequality for the graph. Use y=a|b(x −h)|+k (Assume that b = 1).
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