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Which function has a vertex at (2, 6)?

A) f(x)=2∣x−2∣−6
B) f(x)=2∣x−2∣+6
C) f(x)=2∣x+2∣+6
D) f(x)=2∣x+2∣−6

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Final answer:

The function with a vertex at (2, 6) is f(x)=2|x-2|+6, which is Option B. This is because it translates the absolute value function right 2 units and up 6 units.

Step-by-step explanation:

The student is asking for the function that has a vertex at the point (2, 6). A vertex is a point that describes the highest or lowest point on the graph of a function. In the context of the provided options which involve absolute value functions, the vertex is the point at which the graph changes direction.

Option A, f(x)=2|x-2|-6, translates the parent function |x| right 2 units and down 6 units. However, the vertex for this function would be at (2, -6), not (2, 6).

Option B, f(x)=2|x-2|+6, also translates the parent function |x| right 2 units, but this time it is translated up 6 units, which gives us a vertex at (2, 6). This is the correct answer.

Options C and D translate the function left and either up or down, therefore their vertices would not have x-coordinate 2.

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