SOLUTION: Please help me with this problem! How do you solve and graph this problem y = the absolute value of ( x + 2)

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Question 163374This question is from textbook Algebra 1
: Please help me with this problem! How do you solve and graph this problem y = the absolute value of ( x + 2) - 1? This question is from textbook Algebra 1

Answer by gonzo(654) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
if i understand you correctly, the problem is:
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y = |x+2| - 1
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the equation presented was already solved.
there was nothing else that could be done to simplify it further.
not that i could see.
all that was needed to do was plot some points and graph it.
i graphed it as is.
the answer will go negative because the -1 is outside the absolute value symbols. i believe that's what you meant when you showed it.
plot some points yourself from x = -5 to x = 5 to see what's happening.
graph of this equation looks like this:

SOLUTION: Please help me with this problem! How do you solve and graph this problem y = the absolute value of ( x + 2) - 1?