document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=895406>Question 895406</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> how to graph f(x)=|8-x| </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #542787 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39620)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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=542787\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=graph%28200%2C200%2C-5%2C12%2C-5%2C12%2Cabs%288-x%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"graph%28200%2C200%2C-5%2C12%2C-5%2C12%2Cabs%288-x%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A critical point is at x=8; and because the function itself is an absolute value, f has no points below the x-axis.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=8-x%3E=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"8-x%3E=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > for <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight_green%28x%3C=8%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight_green%28x%3C=8%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=f%28x%29=abs%288-x%29=8-x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"f%28x%29=abs%288-x%29=8-x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28f%28x%29=8-x%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28f%28x%29=8-x%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > for <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28x%3C=8%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28x%3C=8%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=8-x%3C0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"8-x%3C0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > for <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=8%3Cx ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"8%3Cx\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight_green%28x%3E8%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight_green%28x%3E8%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=f%28x%29=abs%288-x%29=-%288-x%29=x-8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"f%28x%29=abs%288-x%29=-%288-x%29=x-8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28f%28x%29=x-8%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28f%28x%29=x-8%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > for <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28x%3E8%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28x%3E8%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Additional note to help understanding:  An absolute value is always positive or zero; NEVER negative. </SPAN>\n" );
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