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How do you graph an absolute value with an extra number?

like: y=|x+2|-1? I'm just confused on what to do with the extra number

User Tom Lime
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it is a verticle shift (down one)
User Tabish Sarwar
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Just the same equation except the graph is moved down 1 space. If it were +1, it would be moved up one space.
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