document.write( "Question 840953: How do you graph y=|x-1|-2? \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #506519 by Fombitz(32388) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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Graph the two lines,
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\n" ); document.write( "Then chop off the bottom portion.
\n" ); document.write( "THe min of the function occurs at x=1 and equals -2.
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