SOLUTION: How do you find the range of y=|x+8|-6

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Question 987495: How do you find the range of y=|x+8|-6
Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
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Range: How small can y be?
The absolute value is always positive or zero, never negative.
Therefore the minimum value for the function is -6.
The maximum value has no bounds.
Range is [-6,oo)
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