document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=237397>Question 237397</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> trying to solve y=-/x+4/.  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "seems to be linear when i graph it and am expecting it to \"V\".\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I also did the positive equation for homework: y=/x+4/<BR>\n" );
document.write( "this DID have a \"V\" graph result.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Shouldnt the negative absolute be a mirror of it??? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Not \"should be\", is.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large x\ =\ -5\">, then <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large y\ =\ -|(-5)\ +\ 4|\ =\ -|-1|\ =\ -1\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "NOT +1.  The absolute value of -1 is 1, the opposite of that is -1.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large x\ =\ -4\">, then <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large y\ =\ -|(-4)\ +\ 4|\ =\ -|0|\ =\ 0\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large x\ =\ -3\">, then <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large y\ =\ -|(-3)\ +\ 4|\ =\ -|1|\ =\ -1\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Looks like the beginnings of an inverted V to me.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE e^{i\pi} + 1 = 0\"><BR>\n" );
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