SOLUTION: The front of a camping tent can be modeled by the function {{{ y= -1.4absx-2.5abs +3.5 }}} where x and y are measured in feet and the x-axis represents the ground. a. Graph the

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Question 1091407: The front of a camping tent can be modeled by the function +y=+-1.4absx-2.5abs+%2B3.5+ where x and y are measured in feet and the x-axis represents the ground.
a. Graph the function
b. Interpret the domain and range of the function in the given context.

Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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y=-1.4abs%28x%29-2.9abs%28x%29%2B3.5
y=-3.9abs%28x%29%2B3.5
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The x axis is the ground and y must remain positive or equal to zero.
-3.9x%2B3.5=0
-3.9x=-3.5
x=3.5%2F3.9=0.897
So the domain is from
[-0.897,0.897]
and the range is from
[0,3.5]