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Explain what a, h, and k do to transform the following equation. Be sure to mention the shift or transformation each variable does and how if each varible is a positive or negative : y= a|x-h|+k.​

User Zhe Hu
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Step-by-step explanation:

A → Whether opens down or up; fractions [vertical shrink], whole numbers [vertical stretch]

-H → OPPOSITE terms of what they really are [phase shift]

K → NORMAL term [vertical shift]

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User Mytho XY
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Answer:

a: vertical stretch

h: horizontal translation (remember not to get signs mixed up!)

k: vertical translation

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