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From the V-shape of the graph, we see that the base function is an absolute value function, or

y=|x|.

The slope of each arm is ± (10-5)/5 = 2, so

the function with the vertex at origin is y=2|x|.

To move the vertex to the RIGHT by 5 units, we replace x by x-5, or

y=2|x-5|


We are given this function equals h(x)-5, or

h(x)-5 = 2|x-5|

solving for h(x) gives

h(x)=2|x-5|+5 (red curve)


We are also told that h(x) is a reflection about the y-axis, i.e.

f(x)=h(-x)

=2|-x-5|+5

=2|x+5|+5 because |X+A|=|-X-A|

which is the green line shown in the attached graph.

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