SOLUTION: y = - |x + 3| how do I find the vertex and does the graph open upwards or downwards?

Question 214872: y = - |x + 3| how do I find the vertex and does the graph open upwards or downwards?
Answer by Theo(13342) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The graph opens downward because there is a minus in front of the absolute value sign.
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The vertex of the graph will be at x = -3 because that is the value of x when y = 0
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a graph of this equation looks like this:

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