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Just a tip, anything with absolute value bars is going to be a V so if it's not you did something wrong. Once you have your two points, plug them into the equation: Since the middle is at #(1,0)# pick #x# points like #-3# and #5# I know that since the equation is #y=|x-1|# that it is going to move to the right one so the starting point is going to be #(1,0)#Īfter that you need to pick two numbers on opposite sides of that point to graph it. Now that you have all that down you can start picking points for you table. Lastly, if there is a negative in the very from of the equation than the graph gets flipped. This should make sense when you graph the line y5 over the absolute value function graph because you can see that there are two intersection points, and thus two solutions. If there is a number between #0 and 1# in the front of the absolute value bars the graph is going to get wider and any other number is going to make the graph smaller.Īlso, if there is a number getting added or subtracted to the absolute value bars than the y axis is affected.Īny number that is added to the outside of the bars is going to make it rise that amount and vise versa for subtraction. The absolute value of 5 AND the absolute value of -5 both equal positive 5. These equations are always expressed within absolute value bars. The #-1# in the absolute value bars means the graph is going to shift one to the right and if it was #+1# the graph would shift to the left one. Absolute value graphs are linear representations of absolute value functions. Honestly it's like #2*10^10# times easier to use a calculator but if you want the table version here it is:įirst you should know what the equation actually does