SOLUTION: i am doing calculus but im stuck on the absolute value part of the equation y= abs value of x^2-8x+7 im cinfused as to what numbers stay positive or become negative

Question 736488: i am doing calculus but im stuck on the absolute value part of the equation
y= abs value of x^2-8x+7
im cinfused as to what numbers stay positive or become negative
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Any ( x,y) points that have a negative y will get
" flipped " about the x-axis, so that those y's
are now positive, and x remains the same
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Here's the plot:

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