46 Lesscn 2.7 - A|gebra 2 Netetak|ng 6u|de Ccpyrlght MoDcugal Llttell/Hcughtcn Mlfflln Ccmpany.

9OUR.OTES
2.?
0se Absolute Value Functions
and 1ransIormations
0oal + Uraph and wrte abso|ute va|ue funotons.
V00AB0LARY
Abso|ute va|ue funoton
vertex of an abso|ute va|ue graph
1ransformaton
1rans|aton
Pef|eoton
PAREN1 F0N01I0N F0R ABS0L01E VAL0E F0N01I0NS
1he parent funoton for the fam|y of a|| abso|ute va|ue
funotons s Y {X{. 1he graph of Y {X{s
and s about the Y-axs. 5o, for every pont
(X, Y) on the graph, the pont (X, Y) s a|so on the graph.

To Ihe righI oI 0,
Ihe graph is giveh by
Ihe lihe .
To Ihe leII oI 0,
Ihe graph is giveh by
Ihe lihe .
(2, 2) (2, 0)
(0, 0) VerIe
1he hghest or |owest pont on the graph of an abso|ute
va|ue funoton s oa||ed the
. 1he vertex of the graph Y {X{s
( , ).
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9OUR.OTES
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Ior{A{> 1, the graph s vertoa||y and
Y A{X{s than the graph of Y {X{.
Ior{A{< 1, the graph s vertoa||y and
Y A{X{s than the graph of Y {X{.
6rah (a) Y
1
]z
3
X and (b) Y 2{X{. Cemare each
grah w|th the grah ef Y {X{.
a. 1he graph of Y
1
]z
3
{X{s the

graph of Y {X{vertoa||y
by a faotor of .
1he graph has a vertex
( , ) and passes through
( , ) and ( , ).
b. 1he graph of Y 2{X{s the

graph of Y {X{vertoa||y
by a faotor of
and then n the
X-axs. 1he graph has a vertex
of ( , ) and passes
through ( , ) and
( , ).
%XAMPLE 'RAPHFUNCTIONSOFTHEFORMYA{X{
Y{X{

#HECKPOINT 'RAPHTHEFUNCTION#OMPARETHEGRAPH
WITHY{X{
48 Lesscn 2.7 - A|gebra 2 Netetak|ng 6u|de Ccpyrlght MoDcugal Llttell/Hcughtcn Mlfflln Ccmpany.
9OUR.OTES
'RAPHY{X2{ 1. Cemare the grah w|th the
grah ef Y {X{.
3OLUTION
1. Identfy and p|ot the vertex,

(H, K) ( , ).
2. P|ot another pont on the
graph suoh as ( , ).
Use symmetry to pot a thrd
pont, ( , ).
3. Uonneot the ponts wth a
graph.
4. Uompare wth Y {X{. 1he graph of
Y z3{X 2{ 1 s the graph of Y {X{frst
stretohed by a faotor of , then ref|eoted
n the , and fna||y trans|ated unts
and unt.
%XAMPLE 'RAPHAFUNCTIONOFTHEFORMYzA{XH{K
Io |dent|f) the .ertes,
rewr|te the |.en
funct|on as
Y 3{X z(2){
(1). So, H 2
and K 1.
Wr|te an equat|en ef the grah shewn.
3OLUTION
1he vertex of the graph s

( , ). 5o, the equaton has
the form Y A{X { .
5ubsttute the ooordnates of
the pont ( , ) nto the
equaton and so|ve for A.
A{ { 3UBSTITUTEFORXANDFORY
A 3OLVEFORA
An equaton for the graph s Y .
%XAMPLE 7RITEANABSOLUTEVALUEEQUATION
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9OUR.OTES
42!.3&/2-!4)/.3/&'%.%2!,'2!0(3
1he graph of Y A + F (X H) K oan be obtaned
from the graph of Y F (X) by performng these steps:
3TEP 3TRETCH or shrnk the graph of Y F (X) by a
faotor of{A{f{A{p 1. If{A{> 1, the
graph. If{A{< 1, the graph.
3TEP Ref|ect the resu|tng graph from 5tep 1 n the
X-axs f .
3TEP 1rans|ate the resu|tng graph from 5tep 2
H unts and K unts.
2. Uraph the funoton Y
1
]z
2
{X 1{z2. Uompare
the graph wth the graph of Y {X{.

3. Wrte an equaton of the

graph shown.

#HECKPOINT Cem|ete the fe||ew|ng exerc|ses.
Lesscn 2.7s!LGEBRA.OTETAKING'UIDE Ccpyrlght MoDcugal Llttell/Hcughtcn Mlfflln Ccmpany.
9OUR.OTES
1he grah ef a funct|en Y F (X)

|s shewn. 5ketch the grah ef
the g|ven funct|en.
a. Y
1
]z
2
+ F(X)
b. Y F(X 1) 2
3OLUTION
a. 1he graph of Y
1
]z
2
+ F(X) s

the graph of Y F(X) shrunk

by a faotor of .
1o draw the graph, mu|tp|y
the Y-ooordnate of eaoh |abe|ed
pont on the graph of Y F(X)
by and oonneot ther mages.
b. 1he graph of Y F(X 1) 2

s the graph of Y F(X)
n the X-axs, then
trans|ated unt and
unts. 1o draw the
graph, frst ref|eot the |abe|ed
ponts and oonneot ther
mages. 1hen trans|ate and
oonneot these ponts to form the fna| mage.
%XAMPLE !PPLYTRANSFORMATIONSTOAGRAPH
4. Y
1
]z
4
+ F (X)

#HECKPOINT Use the grah ef Y F(X) |n xam|e 4 te

grah the g|ven funct|en.
(OMEWORK