document.write( "Question 586997: How can you translate the graph of y=|x| to obtain the graph of y=|x-4|+2?
\n" ); document.write( "a.)4 units left and 2 units up
\n" ); document.write( "b.)4 units left and 2 units down
\n" ); document.write( "c.)4 units right and 2 units up
\n" ); document.write( "d.)4 units right and 2 units down
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I notice 2 things:
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"y\" can never be negative
\n" ); document.write( "(2) the smallest value of \"y\" is
\n" ); document.write( "when \"+x+=+4+\", \"+y+=+2+\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\"+y+=+abs%28x%29+\" has a minimum at \"+x+=+0+\",\"+y+=+0+\"
\n" ); document.write( "The translation is
\n" ); document.write( "(c) 4 units right and 2 units up
\n" ); document.write( "Here's the plot of \"+abs%28+x+-+4+%29+%2B+2+\":
\n" ); document.write( "\"+graph%28+400%2C+400%2C+-2%2C+10%2C+-2%2C+10%2C+abs%28+x+-+4+%29+%2B+2+%29+\"
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