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

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Question 214872: y = - |x + 3| how do I find the vertex and does the graph open upwards or downwards?
Answer by Theo(2973) About Me  (Show Source):
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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:
graph%28300%2C300%2C-10%2C5%2C-10%2C5%2C-abs%28x%2B3%29%29
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