Notes Topic: Functions
Subtopic: Absolute value functions
Example:
Given the absolute value function f(x)= | x - 3| ,
a) Sketch the graph of f(x) for the domain of
– 1
≤ x ≤ 4 and
state the corresponding range of values of f(x).
b) find the values of x that have the image of 10.
Solution :
a) Prepare a table: f(x)= | x - 3|
For x = -1, | -1 - 3 | = | - 4 |
= 4
x
|
-1
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
f(x)
|
4
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
You must make sure your graph touch the x-axis. To calculate it:
The f(y) = 0 at x-axis. So,
| x - 3| = 0,
x - 3 = 0
x = 3.
Then sketch the graph...
The corresponding range of values of f(x) is 0 ≤ f(x) ≤ 4.
Notes : the range of values of f(x) is the range from the lowest value
of y to the highest value of y covered by the graph.
b) Since it is given that the image of f(x) =10,
f(x) = 10
|x - 3| = 10
so, x - 3 = 10 or x - 3 = -10
x = 13 x = - 7.
T-QAD for TODAY
Question 1 : Q1/D12/280420
Sketch the graph of f(x) = | 2x -5 | for the domain 0 ≤ x ≤ 6 and state the
corresponding range of f(x)
(5
marks)
Question 2 : Q2/D12/280420
The function of f and g are defined by f(x) = | x - 2 | and g(x) = 2 - (x/3) respectively.
a) On a piece of graph paper, draw the graph of y = f(x)
and y = g(x) on the same axis for - 1 ≤ x ≤ 5
(6
marks)
b) From your graphs, find the range of values of that satisfies the inequality
3 | 3 - 2 | ≤ 6 - x
(1 mark)
Answers T-QAD 27 April 2020
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