Copy of Translating the Absolute Value Function
This activity if for exploring the Absolute Value Function
The absolute value symbol "|x|" is a symbol that changes a value to its "absolute value." An absolute value of a number is the distance that the value is from 0. In other words, any value inside of the absolute value will be turned positive because distance as a measurement is always positive.
The base generic equation for an absolute value function is written as
Use the graph above to help answer the questions below.
What happens to the graph when a>1?
What happens to the graph when 0<a<1?
What happens to the graph when a=0?
What happens to the graph when 0>a>-1?
What happens to the graph when a<-1
In your words, what does parameter a do to the graph of the function?
In your words, what does parameter h do to the graph of the function?
In your words, what does parameter k do to the graph of the function?