SOLUTION: If the absolute value equation is: y= -[x]+3, would i move go to the right or left?? would it be the same for y=-[x+3]???

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If the absolute value equation is: y= -[x]+3, would i move go to the right or left??
y=-|x|+3 would be shifted up three units because the 3 is outside of the absolute value:
This is y=-|x|
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This is y=-|x|+3
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would it be the same for y=-[x+3]???
Because the +3 is on the inside of the absolute value it gets a horizontal shift 3 units left. Note that this is in the opposite direction that you might think it would go.
This is y=-|x+3|
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Happy Calculating!!!