Graphing Absolute Value Equations

[Nessarose17]

Hi. Were learning about graping Absolute Value equations and how its always supposed to end up in a V-shape. on this problem it didn't work right...

y=abolute value of x -4.

(the absolute value bar is ONLY around the x, the - 4 is outside it)

[stapel_eliz]

Hi. Were learning about graping Absolute Value equations and how its always supposed to end up in a V-shape. on this problem it didn't work right...

y=abolute value of x -4.

(the absolute value bar is ONLY around the x, the - 4 is outside it)

So you're supposed to be graphing y = |x| - 4...?

You should have gotten a V-shaped graph. What did you get instead? Also, what were your plot-points, including the negative values for x?

Thank you!

[Nessarose17]

Yes I did use negative numbers for plot points, but I ended up with a straight line and then one line was out of the line and it didnt make a v-shape.

[stapel_eliz]

Yes I did use negative numbers for plot points, but I ended up with a straight line and then one line was out of the line and it didnt make a v-shape.

Please show the x-values you plugged in and the y-value you got out. Thank you!

[Nessarose17]

these are the points my teacher suggests to start with:
-2
-1
0
1
2

then she tells us to use more numbers if it ends up straight, and I tried but it ended up weird.

[stapel_eliz]

Okay. Now what were the y-values that you got, when you plugged each of these in? When you reply, please include your computations. Thank you!