document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=150968>Question 150968</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> f(x)= |3x-2| </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #110901 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=110901\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> To graph <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=f%28x%29=abs%283x-2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"f%28x%29=abs%283x-2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, first break up <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=abs%283x-2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"abs%283x-2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=3x-2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=3x-2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=-%283x-2%29=-3x%2B2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=-%283x-2%29=-3x%2B2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So let's graph the two equations\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+drawing%28500%2C+500%2C+-10%2C+10%2C+-10%2C+10%2C%0D%0A+graph%28+500%2C+500%2C+-10%2C+10%2C+-10%2C+10%2C3x-2%2C-3x%2B2%29%0D%0A%0D%0A%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Graph of <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=3x-2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=3x-2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > (red) and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=-3x%2B2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=-3x%2B2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > (green)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since we're dealing with the absolute value of <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3x-2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3x-2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, this means that all of the y values are positive. So this means that we only graph the upper portion of the \"x\" like this\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+drawing%28500%2C+500%2C+-10%2C+10%2C+-10%2C+10%2C%0D%0A+graph%28+500%2C+500%2C+-10%2C+10%2C+-10%2C+10%2Cabs%283x-2%29%29%0D%0A%0D%0A%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Graph of <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=f%28x%29=abs%283x-2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"f%28x%29=abs%283x-2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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