document.write( "Question 59701: I am having trouble understanding this equation: y=|x-3|+3 \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #41027 by funmath(2933) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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I am assuming that you mean that you don't know how to graph this: y=|x-3|+3
\n" ); document.write( "This is the method of shifting or translating.
\n" ); document.write( "The graph of y=|x| looks like:
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\n" ); document.write( "The graph of y=|x-3|+3
\n" ); document.write( "The -3 on the inside of the absolute value shifts the graph horizontally 3 units to the right.
\n" ); document.write( "The +3 on the outside of the absolute value shifts the graph 3 units up.
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\n" ); document.write( "Happy Calculating!!! \n" ); document.write( "

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