SOLUTION: my teacher told us to graph y=[x]- 3 how do i do that?

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Question 260451: my teacher told us to graph y=[x]- 3 how do i do that?
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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my teacher told us to graph y=[x]- 3
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I'm assuming that [] means "absolute value".
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If so you should plot 3 or more points:
If x = = -1, y = -2
If x = 0,y = -3
If x = 1, y = -2
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Plot the points:(-1,-2),(0,-2),(1,-2)
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Join those points in a v-shape:
graph%28400%2C300%2C-10%2C10%2C-10%2C10%2Cabs%28x%29-3%29
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Cheers,
Stan H.