Question

What is the horizontal shift for the absolute value function below? Explain how you know using complete sentences.
F(x)=3 | x+6 | +9

Answer 1

Answer:

The horizontal shift is 6 units left (so -6).

Step-by-step explanation:

The horizontal shift is located inside the absolute value bars. While F(x) adds 6 to x, so you may think it's 6 units right, horizontal shifts are backwards as opposed to vertical shifts: we go 6 units left.