document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=884878>Question 884878</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Graph the equation y= 2 |x| -1 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #534743 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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=534743\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Start with the absolute value function y = |x|\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Stretch it by a factor of 2 to get y = 2*|x|\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then shift everything down 1 unit to get y = 2*|x| - 1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the graph looks like\r<BR>\n" );
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