Question

Which of these is the absolute value parent function

A. f(x)=x^2
B. f(x)=2^x
C. f(x)=x
D. f(x)=|x|

Answer 1

Hi there! The answer is D.

f(x) = | x | is the absolute value parent function. The most important characteristic of an absolute value function are the vertical stripes | |, surrounding an expression with at least x (or another variable) in it. The stripes make everything between the stripes positive. Mathematically the absolute value indicates the distance from a certain number to 0. Therefore | -7 | = 7 and | -x | = x

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