document.write( "Question 163374This question is from textbook Algebra 1
\n" ); document.write( ": Please help me with this problem! How do you solve and graph this problem y = the absolute value of ( x + 2) - 1? \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #120365 by gonzo(654) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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if i understand you correctly, the problem is:
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\n" ); document.write( "y = |x+2| - 1
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\n" ); document.write( "the equation presented was already solved.
\n" ); document.write( "there was nothing else that could be done to simplify it further.
\n" ); document.write( "not that i could see.
\n" ); document.write( "all that was needed to do was plot some points and graph it.
\n" ); document.write( "i graphed it as is.
\n" ); document.write( "the answer will go negative because the -1 is outside the absolute value symbols. i believe that's what you meant when you showed it.
\n" ); document.write( "plot some points yourself from x = -5 to x = 5 to see what's happening.
\n" ); document.write( "graph of this equation looks like this:
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