document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=786252>Question 786252</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> It's telling me to graph each function and identify the domain and range. I need help how to graph it and to find the domain and range. Thanks!\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "f(x)=|x-5|  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #477848 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=xinxin><B>xinxin(76)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-08.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=xinxin><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=477848\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> It is easy to find the range of |x-5| because by definition, absolute value of a number is equal to 0 or  > 0. Thus f(x) &#8805; 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "To graph the function, I would rewrite it as f(x)= x-5 and f(x) = -(x-5), and then draw the two linear lines using the same x- and y-axis. Next I would erase parts of graphs that are in y&#8804;0 range. The domain is -&#8734;,&#8734;.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Some may suggest that you choose several points to graph an absolute-value function, I think this can be time-consuming especially when you chose wrong points.   </SPAN>\n" );
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