SOLUTION: what is the difference between Y= IxI and y= I-XI? does it mean that the second one reflected over y aixs?

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Question 165465: what is the difference between Y= IxI and y= I-XI? does it mean that the second one reflected over y aixs?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
I'm assuming those are absolute value symbols?
Y%5B1%5D=+abs%28X%29
Y%5B2%5D=abs%28-X%29
In that case, the graphs are identical.
Take x=1,
Y%5B1%5D=+abs%28X%29=abs%281%29=1
Y%5B2%5D=+abs%28-X%29=abs%28-1%29=1
+graph%28+300%2C+300%2C+-10%2C+10%2C+-10%2C+10%2C+abs%28x%29%2C+abs%28-x%29%29+