|x| = x for x ≥ 0
examples:
|3| = 3; |0.56| = 0.56; |102| = 102
|x| = -x for x < 0
examples:
|-3| = -(-3) = 3; |-0.56| = -(-0.56) = 0.56; |-102| = 102
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Use PEMDAS:
P Parentheses first
E Exponents (ie Powers and Square Roots, etc.)
MD Multiplication and Division (left-to-right)
AS Addition and Subtraction (left-to-right)
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[tex]h(x)=\dfrac{1}{3}|x-6|+4[/tex]
Put the values of x to the equation of the function h(x):
[tex]x=-3\to h(-3)=\dfrac{1}{3}|-3-6|+4=\dfrac{1}{3}|-9|+4=\dfrac{1}{3}(9)+4=3+4=7\\\\x=-2\to h(-2)=\dfrac{1}{3}|-2-6|+4=\dfrac{1}{3}|-8|+4=\dfrac{1}{3}(8)+4=\dfrac{8}{3}+\dfrac{12}{3}=\dfrac{20}{3}\\\\x=0\to h(0)=\dfrac{1}{3}|0-6|+4=\dfrac{1}{3}|-6|+4=\dfrac{1}{3}(6)+4=2+4=6[/tex]
