Question

How do you graph `y= 3abs(x-4) - 2`?

Answer 1

Socratic graph is immediate.

Explanation:

Piecewise,

`y = 3 ( x - 4 ) - 2 = 3x - 14, x >= 4` and

`= - 3 ( x - 4 ) - 2 = - 3 x + 10, x <= 4`,

meeting at the terminal `V ( 4, - 2 )`

graph{y-3 abs(x-4)+2=0}