Transformations of Modulus Function

1. ANALYZE
How do the parameters a, b, and c affect the transformation of the absolute value graph in[math]y=\left|ax+b\right|+c[/math]?[br]a. What does a affect the graph?[br]b. What does b affect the graph?[br]c. What does c affect the graph?
2. ANALYZE
[b]How do you identify the main components of the graph from the equation [math]y=\left|3x-1\right|-4[/math]?[br][/b][b]a. What are the coordinates of the vertex, and how do you find them from the equation?[br][/b][b]b. How do you find the y-intercept of this function algebraically?[br][/b][b]c. How do you calculate the x-intercepts of this function?[/b]

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