Absolute Value Transformations Classwork

Front

What is the parent function of absolute value?

Back

The parent function of absolute value is y = |x|.

Front

Describe the transformation of the equation y = |x + 2| - 5 from the parent function y = |x|.

Back

Left 2 down 5.

Front

What does the equation y = |x - 4| represent in terms of transformation from the parent function?

Back

Right 4.

Front

How does the equation y = |x + 3| transform the parent function y = |x|?

Back

Left 3.

Front

Write the equation for an absolute value function that shifts down 9 from the parent function y = |x|.

Back

y = |x| - 9.

Front

What effect does adding a positive number outside the absolute value have on the graph?

Back

It shifts the graph upward.

Front

What effect does subtracting a positive number outside the absolute value have on the graph?

Back

It shifts the graph downward.

Front

What does the transformation y = |x| + 2 indicate?

Back

The graph shifts up 2 units.

Front

What does the transformation y = |x - 5| indicate?

Back

The graph shifts right 5 units.

Front

What is the effect of the transformation y = |x + 1|?

Back

The graph shifts left 1 unit.