SOLUTION: how to you solve to get the eqation of a line with absolute value functions?

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Question 417779: how to you solve to get the eqation of a line with absolute value functions?
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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Plot points; then connect them
Example:
y = |x+2|
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If x = -2, y = |0| = 0
If x = -1, y = |1| = 1
If x = =-3,y = |-1| = 1
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If x = 0, y = |2| = 2
If x = -4, y = |-2| = 2
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Plot the points: (-4,2),(-3,1),(-2,0),(-1,1),(0,2)
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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