SOLUTION: My math question is: Equations of two absolute value functions are y=|x+20|+5 and y=|x-11|-2. What is the horizontal translation between the first function and the second function

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Question 176272: My math question is:
Equations of two absolute value functions are y=|x+20|+5 and y=|x-11|-2. What is the horizontal translation between the first function and the second function.


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Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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The first function's "vertex" occurs at x=-20.
The second function's "vertex" occurs at x=11.
The difference in x would be the horizontal translation.
11-%28-20%29=31
The horizontal translation is 31 units.
+graph%28+300%2C+200%2C+-35%2C+15%2C+-10%2C+10%2C+abs%28x%2B20%29%2B5%2C+abs%28x-11%29-2%29+