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Math Practice Problems

09 11 2020

2.1L - Practice

Write the transformations for the function compared to f(x) = |x|. Graph g(x) and label the

vertex. State the domain and range in interval form.

1) g ( x )=−|x−3|+2

Transformations:

a) Shift g(x) right 3 units: |x−3|

b) Reflect g(x) over x-axis: −|x−3|

c) Shift g(x) up 2 units: −|x−3|+2

Plot:

Vertex: (3, 2) Maximum

AOS: x=3 y-int: y=-1

D: (-∞, ∞) R: (-∞, 2]

2) g ( x )=2| x−1|−4

Transformations:

a) Shift g(x) right 1 units: |x−1|

b) Vertical Stretch g(x) : 2|x−1|

c) Shift g(x) down 4 units: 2|x−1|−4

Plot:

Vertex: (1, -4) Minimum

AOS: x=1 y-int: y=-2

D: (-∞, ∞) R: [-4, ∞)

3) g ( x )=|( x−3)|+ 2

Transformations:

a) Shift g(x) right 3 units: |( x−3)|

b) Shift g(x) up 2 units: |( x−3)|+2

Plot:

Vertex: (3, 2) Minimum

AOS: x=3 y-int: y=5

D: (-∞, ∞) R: [2, ∞)

1
3) g ( x )= |x+ 1|−4
2

Transformations:

a) Shift g(x) left 1 unit: |x +1|

1
b) Vertical compression g(x): |x +1|
2

1
c) Shift g(x) down 4 units: |x +1|−4
2
Plot:

Vertex: (-1, -4) Minimum

−3
AOS: x=-1 y-int: y=
2

D: (-∞, ∞) R: [-4, ∞)

5) Match each absolute value function to a graph. Then, write the equation for the axis of

symmetry for each.

B) f ( x )=−2|x−1|+ 3

AOS: x=1
C) f ( x )=2|x +2|−3

AOS: x=-2

A) f ( x )=−|x+ 2|+3

AOS: x=-2

6) Write the equation for each graph below.

A) Vertex: (6, -4) Slope: 1

f ( x )=| x−6|−4
B) Vertex: (6, 4) Slope: 1

f ( x )=| x−6|+ 4

C) Vertex: (-6, -4) Slope: 1

f ( x )=| x+6|−4

7) Complete the table of values for the function f(x) = |x| + 5.

X Y

-2 7

-1 6

0 5

1 6

2 7

Vertex: (0, 5). The values of the vertex in the table are X=0 and Y=5
8) Using the function f(x) = |x| + 4:

a) What is the minimum/maximum value?

The minimum value is Y=4 and is obtained at X=0

b) The function is symmetric with respect to the:

Vertical Straight X=0

c) The function has _______ x-intercepts and _________y- intercepts.:

The function has 0 x-intercepts and 1 y-intercepts.

9) The table of values below can be modeled by which equation?

X Y

-2 0

-1 -1

0 -2

1 -1

2 0

Vertex: (0, -2) Slope: -1

f ( x )=−|x|−2

The answer is the option c).

NOTE: The plotter used to obtain the graphs for questions 1, 2, 3 and 4 is:

https://www.geogebra.org/graphing