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A. Are the graphs of y= alx| and y = |ax| the same when a is positive?Why?

A. Are the graphs of y= alx| and y = |ax| the same when a is positive?Why?-example-1
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\begin{gathered} \text{yes they are, because when a>0, we have that }\mleft|a\mright|=a,\text{ } \\ \text{therefore }\mleft|ax\mright|=\mleft|a\mright|\mleft|x\mright|=a\mleft|x\mright| \end{gathered}

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