Which absolute value function, when graphed, will be narrower than the graph of the parent function, f(x) = |x|?

f(x) = |x| – 3
f(x) = |x + 2|
f(x) = 0.5|x|
f(x) = 4|x|

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Which absolute value function, when graphed, will be narrower than the graph of the parent function, f(x) = |x|?

f(x) = |x| – 3
f(x) = |x + 2|
f(x) = 0.5|x|
f(x) = 4|x|

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f(x) = 4|x|

Reason: Multiplying |x| by a factor greater than 1 is a vertical stretch (steeper), which makes the V-shaped graph narrower. The 0.5 factor makes it wider; the others are shifts only.

Which absolute value function, when graphed, will be narrower than the graph of the parent function, f(x) = |x|?

f(x) = |x| – 3
f(x) = |x + 2|
f(x) = 0.5|x|
f(x) = 4|x|

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Which absolute value function, when graphed, will be narrower than the graph of the parent function, f(x) = |x|? f(x) = |x| – 3 f(x) = |x + 2| f(x) = 0.5|x| f(x) = 4|x|

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