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Which of these is the absolute value parent function?O A. f(x)=x²OB. f(x) = IxlO C. f(x) = 2*OD. f(x) = x

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Answer:

B. f(x) = Ixl

Explanation:

You want to identify the absolute value parent function.

Absolute value

The absolute value of an expression is indicated by bracketing it with vertical bars.

f(x) = |x| . . . . . . . the absolute value of x

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Additional comment

The "parent" function is the basic unadorned function, not translated or scaled in any way.

x² is the parent quadratic function

2^x is a parent exponential function with a base of 2. Perhaps the real "parent" exponential function is e^x. (Either can be written by scaling the other.)

x is a parent linear function

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