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Absolute Value Investigation

Subject Area
Math: Algebra I: Absolute Value Functions
Level
9-12
Activity Time
75 Minutes
TI Calculator
TI-89 / TI-89 Titanium
Resource Types
Lessons

Absolute Value Investigation

Activity Overview

The activity is an investigation about the graphs of absolute value functions. Given the function f(x) draw a graph of abs(f(x) and f(abs(x)).

During the Activity

Students should work on the investigation in class with a class discussion following to summarize what they discovered.

Subject Area
Math: Algebra I: Absolute Value Functions
Level
9-12
Activity Time
75 Minutes
TI Calculator
TI-89 / TI-89 Titanium
Resource Types
Lessons
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