document.write( "Question 83492: Graph y[x]+3. Suggestion is to use five points to see a turn. Please give explanation and show points. Thank you. C. S. \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #60014 by rapaljer(4671) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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Do you mean y = |x| + 3 ?? These vertical lines mean absolute value. What you posted was brackets [x], which in math means something completely different.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "They want you to make a table of values.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Let x=3, then y = |3| +3 = 6
\n" ); document.write( "Let x=2, then y = |2| +3 = 5
\n" ); document.write( "Let x=1, then y = |1| +3 = 4
\n" ); document.write( "Let x=0, then y = |0| +3 = 3
\n" ); document.write( "Let x=-1, then y = |-1| +3 = 1+3=4
\n" ); document.write( "Let x=-2, then y = |-2| +3 = 2+3=5
\n" ); document.write( "Let x=-3, then y = |-3| +3 = 3 +3=6\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Notice that the points \"turn around\" at x= 3. The graph looks like this:
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