Graph: f(x) = |x – 2| – 4
Step 1: Identify the translation. The parent absolute value function is translated 2 units. and 4 units
Step 2: The vertex of the parent is (0, 0). Plot the vertex of the translated function two units to the right and four units down from (0, 0).
Step 3: Evaluate the function at one more point to the left of the vertex.
f(1) =
Step 4: Use symmetry to find another point. Another point is
Step 5: Plot the points (1, -3) and (3, -3).
Step 6: The straight lines through these points show the graph of the function
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Step 1: to the right; down
Step 3: -3
Step 4: (3,-3)
