Marta just made me a great home cooked meal; fried and breaded liver, mashed potatoes with gravy, fresh whole corn, iced tea and a kolachi (sp?)for desert... she understands me...

Starby: Chinese sounds good - too bad I already ate :)

Stringer: Never had liver... I'd be a bit afraid to try it hehe

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Originally Posted by starbuck8

Hi Biggie! The library...oh joy! lol

Guy, I've been meaning to ask you...how is your friend doing? Have you talked to him lately?

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Jeff?

Great! He actually smiled in a pic today =D
Is sneezy on? I need help with Algebra II

Sorry Sheriff. I'm just not a fan of liver. I've had many people tell me that... if you just try my liver the way I make it, you'll LOVE it! Uhmmm, nope... still liver no matter what the recipe is! ;) But I'm sure if you like it, Marta makes it great! I have no idea what kolachi is!! Whatever it is, I'm glad you loved it all... she takes good care of you!

Hey guy.

I'm here.

JUST... got back from work

Mkay whew... Just go with me with [ Being an absolute value sign

Basicially... Its taking an AV equation and turning it into a graph

the equation is y=2[x-1]-3 with taking [x-1]-3 and turning that into a point which would be the vertex in this case it would be 1,-3 because u divide 1 into 1x to get the x point and the -3 for your Y. Not that's all n easy but do I do with the 2 in front of the [

If your confused I'll rewrite the question. I'm kind of rushed atm

Guy...

With absolute value, if there is a coefficient on the absolute value signs it just changes the steepness of the graph, or the slope of the lines...

so 2[x-1] would have a slope of 2. 1/2[x-1] would have a slope of 1/2.

Got it?

REally?


Is that all? Are you positive?

I think I sort of understand what you're saying.

putting this in vertex form... let's just make (x - 1)... into a t

t = |x - 1|

so now, you have y = 2t - 3

this way, you have the vertex form.

so yes, you're right that 1, -3 is the vertex... and can be easily checked by actually plugging in a few numbers (-2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3) for x.

Its been a few years, but I'm 95% sure that's all there is to it...

And if you use Sneezys method of plugging numbers in, you can take two of the points you get, check the slope, and it comes out to 2... for the record :)

IE: x = -2; y=-9
x = -1; y=-7

m = (y2-y1)/(x2-x1)
= (-7)-(-9) / (-1)-(-2)
= -7 + 9 / -1 + 2
= 2 / 1

So yeah, I'm sure :)

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Originally Posted by ISneezeFunny

I think I sorta understand what you're saying.

putting this in vertex form...let's just make (x - 1)...into a t

t = |x - 1|

so now, you have y = 2t - 3

this way, you have the vertex form.

so yes, you're right that 1, -3 is the vertex...and can be easily checked by actually plugging in a few numbers (-2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3) for x.

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Hm... I get it but not really.. Because I'm talking to you but I'm also talking to a friend who's in my class

Matthew says:
just go up 2 spaces
Matthew says:
and across 1
Eddie says:
what about 2 in front?
Matthew says:
It's the slope of the line
Matthew says:
apprently
Eddie says:
slope's 1.
Eddie says:
which is by the x.
Matthew says:
are you sure?
Matthew says:
not always
Eddie says:
I don't know

.. I'm getting 2 different answerse from 2 asains xD
I'll just ask my teacher tomorrow

Hey how is everyone

Matthew agrees with me :)

Actually, so does sneezy, he just didn't say it...

Slope of the line is 2 (like biggie said)...

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Originally Posted by ISneezeFunny

I think I sorta understand what you're saying.

putting this in vertex form...let's just make (x - 1)...into a t

t = |x - 1|

so now, you have y = 2t - 3

this way, you have the vertex form.

so yes, you're right that 1, -3 is the vertex...and can be easily checked by actually plugging in a few numbers (-2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3) for x.

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I... I... with a two two two... 3 4 5... hungry... hungry... are you?. I couldn't stand it... down here mother... we're all home now! (George Carlin)

What the..? Was that in English? :rolleyes:

Lol I feel left out what are we talking about.

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Lol I feel left out what are we talking about.

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Math homework :eek: Haha...

How are you?

My Aglebra II HW

I am good how about you and what is the problem