Absolute Value Functions

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What is the definition of an absolute value function?

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What does a vertical compression by a factor of 1/9 mean in an absolute value function?

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How does a reflection over the x-axis affect the graph of an absolute value function?

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The vertex of the function is the point where the graph changes direction, which is at the point (-2, 5).

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The vertex is located at the point (h, k).

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What does shifting an absolute value function up by 6 units look like in its equation?

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What is the effect of a vertical stretch by a factor of 2 on the absolute value function?

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What is the general form of an absolute value function?

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How do you write the equation for a graph that is vertically compressed by a factor of 2/5 and shifted up 6?

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The graph is a V-shape that opens upwards with the vertex at (1, 0).