Quiz about Absolute Value Introduction

Question 1

What is the definition of absolute value?

Accepted Answer

The distance a number is to zero

Answer

A positive number

Answer

A number that has a value with a different sign

Question 2

Evaluate: |-12|

Accepted Answer

12

Answer

-12

Answer

0

Answer

1.2

Question 3

Choose the equation that best matches the graphed function.

Accepted Answer

$$f(x)=-|x|+2$$

Answer

$$f(x)=|x|+2$$

Answer

$$f(x)=|x|-2$$

Answer

$$f(x)=-|x|$$

Question 4

Compare: 27 ____ |-27|

Accepted Answer

=

Answer

<

Answer

>

Question 5

Order from least to greatest:

-2, |3|, -4

Accepted Answer

-4, -2, |3|

Answer

-2, |3|, -4

Answer

|3|, -2, -4

Answer

-2, |3|, -4

Question 6

Order from Least to Greatest:

Accepted Answer

-18, -13, -7, |5|, |-14|

Answer

-18, |-14|, -13, -7, |5|

Answer

-7, -13, |-14|, -18, |5|

Answer

|5|, -7, -13, |-14|, -18

Question 7

Order from least to greatest:

-58, |-60|, -55, -61

Accepted Answer

-61, -58, -55, |-60|

Answer

-61, |-60|, -58, -55

Answer

-55, -58, |-60|, -61

Answer

-55, -58, -61, |-60|

Question 8

Choose the equation that best matches the graphed function.

Accepted Answer

$$f(x)=-\left|x+4\right|+2$$

Answer

$$f(x)=\left|x+4\right|+2$$

Answer

$$f(x)=-\left|x-4\right|+2$$

Answer

$$f(x)=\left|x-4\right|+2$$

Question 9

Choose the equation that best matches the graphed function.

Accepted Answer

$$f(x)=|x+4|+3$$

Answer

$$f(x)=|x-4|+3$$

Answer

$$f(x)=|x-3|+4$$

Answer

$$f(x)=|x-4|-3$$

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

$$y=-|x-2|-7$$

Answer

$$y=-|x+2|-7$$

Answer

$$y=|x-2|-7$$

Answer

$$y=-|x-2|+7$$

Question 11

Describe the transformation of the equation below from the absolute value parent function.

Accepted Answer

right 1, up 5

Answer

left 1, up 5

Answer

left 1, down 5

Answer

right 1, down 5

Question 12

What function best describes this graph?

Accepted Answer

f(x)= -|x+1| + 4

Answer

f(x)= -|x+4| + 1

Answer

f(x)= |x-1| + 4

Answer

f(x)= |x+1| + 4

Question 13

Which function is graphed?

Accepted Answer

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

Answer

f(x) = -|x - 1| + 4

Answer

f(x) = 5|x - 1| + 4

Answer

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

Question 14

Identify the equation of the graph.

Accepted Answer

y = |x-3|-2

Answer

y = -|x-3|-2

Answer

y = |x+3|-2

Answer

y = |x+3|+2

Question 15

What is the equation of the graph below? You can click the picture to zoom in!

Accepted Answer

y = - | x - 2| + 4

Answer

y = - | x + 2| + 4

Answer

y = | x - 2 | + 4

Answer

y = | x - 2| - 4

Question 16

What is the vertex of the following function?
y= -4|x+2|+5

Accepted Answer

(-2,5)

Answer

(-4,2)

Answer

(-4,-2)

Answer

(2,5)

Question 17

Use Narrower, Wider, or Same to compare the width of this graph to its parent function.

y = 4|x + 3| - 2

Accepted Answer

Narrower

Answer

Wider

Answer

Same

Question 18

What is the vertex of the function?

f(x) = 2|x - 4|

Accepted Answer

(4, 0)

Answer

(2, -4)

Answer

(2, 4)

Answer

(-4, 0)

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