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Algebra.Com's Answer #544301 by Fombitz(32388) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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I'm assuming those are absolute value brackets.
\n" ); document.write( " $\"y=abs%28x%2B2%29-1\"$
\n" ); document.write( "When $\"x%2B2%3E0\"$ , $\"abs%28x%2B2%29=x%2B2\"$
\n" ); document.write( "So then,
\n" ); document.write( " $\"y=x%2B2-1\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"y=x%2B1\"$ when $\"x%3E=-2\"$
\n" ); document.write( "When $\"x%2B2%3C0\"$ , $\"abs%28x%2B2%29=-%28x%2B2%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"y=-%28x%2B2%29-1\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"y=-x-2-1\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"y=-x-3\"$ when $\"x%3C-2\"$
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\n" ); document.write( "Put it all together,
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