Absolute Value Answers

What is the definition of absolute value?

• The distance a number is to zero

• A positive number

• A number that has a value with a different sign

• A number with a slope of 1

The Redskins lost 5 yards on the play. What is the absolute value of the yards?

• 5

• -5

• 0

• 5 or -5

What is the reason that absolute value is always written as a positive?

• Absolute value is talking about numbers so it must be positive.
• Absolute value does not always have to be positive.
• Absolute value is like a clock it has only positive numbers.
• Absolute value is talking about distance, distance is always measured by positive numbers.

Describe the transformation of the equation below from the parent function of y = I x I
y = -2 I x - 3 I + 3

• reflected over x axis, stretched by 2, right 3, up 3
• reflected over x axis, stretched by 2, left 3 up 3.
• reflected over x axis, shrunk by 2, right 3, up 3
• reflected over the x axis, shrunk by 2, left 3, up 3

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The blue graphs is the parent function f(x)=|x|, the red must be

• g(x)=|x+2|
• g(x)=|x|+2
• g(x)=|x-2|
• g(x)=|x|-2

Describe the transformation of the equation below from the parent function of y = IxI
y = I x + 2 I - 5

• Left 2 up 5
• Right 2 up 5
• Left 2 down 5
• Right 2 down 5

What is the equation of the absolute value function?

• f(x)= 4|x+3|
• f(x)= 1/4 |x+3|
• f(x)= 1/4 |x - 3|
• f(x)= 4|x - 3|

What is the equation of the graph below?

• f(x) = I x + 2 I 
• f(x) = I x + 2 I +2
• f(x) = I x - 2 I +2
• f(x) = I x - 2 I 

What is the "a" value of this absolute value function?

• a = 0

Describe the transformation from the Absolute Value Parent Function.

• Stretches more narrow, shifts up 4 units
• Stretches more narrow, shifts down 4 units
• Compresses wider, shifts up 4 units
• Compresses wider, shifts down 4 units