What transformations are applied to #y = 4 - | x + 2 |# ? (parent function: #f(x) = | x |# )

1 Answer
Sep 26, 2015

It is reflection in x axis and then vertical shift up by 4 units and horizontal shift to the left by 2 units

Explanation:

It is reflection in x axis and then vertical shift up by 4 units and horizontal shift to the left by 2 units
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Look at the three graphs y=|x| in pink. y=-|x| in white and y=4-|x+2| in red