Absolute Value Function

|2a - 10| = 6

• a = 8, a = 5
• a = 2
• a = 8
• a = 8, a = 2

| x – 3 |= 0

• 3
• -3
• {-3, 3}
• no solution

What's a way to define absolute value?

• The value of a number
• The opposite of a number
• The distance of a number from zero
• The multiplicative inverse of a number

What is the absolute value of |-26|.

• 26
• -26
• 0
• -20

What is the absolute value of |572|.

• 275
• -572
• 57
• 572

• Left 4
• Right 4
• Up 4
• Down 4

Choose the equation that best matches the graphed function.

• Left 2, up 4

• Right 2, up 4

• Left 2, down 4

• Right 2, down 4

Write an absolute value function given the following transformations from the parent function:

Reflection across the x-axis

Vertical shift right 2 units

Horizontal shift down 7 units