A-B-S-O-L-U-T-E Value Stations Lab

Name (s) ____________________________

Date ___________

Your goal is to visit, in any order, each of the 8 lettered stations of the
A-B-S-O-L-U-T-E Value Stations Lab with your partner(s). Complete the
work given there. SHOW ALL YOUR WORK!!!

Station
A
B
S
O
L
U
T
E
Lab Completed

Teachers
Initials/Comments

STATION A:
1) What is the value of the expression below when x = 3:

2x 8

2) What is the value of the expression below?

3 2 5 12 4

3) Which of the following is equivalent to the expression below?

59

95
a)
95
b)
c)
d)

59
59

STATION B:
Solve each absolute value equation:

STAT
ION S:
Solve and graph each absolute value inequality:

STATION O:
Equation

Table of Values
x

0
1
2
3
4

Equation:

Graph

Characteristics

Vertex:
intercept:

y-

Domain:

Range:

Increasing:
Decreasing:

Maximum:

Zeros:

Minimum:

STATION L:
Write the equation of each absolute value function in both forms.

1)

2)

Vertex Form:

Vertex Form:

Piecewise Function:

Piecewise Function:

3)

4)

Vertex Form:

Vertex Form:

Piecewise Function:

Piecewise Function:

STATION U:
y x5 4

y 1
1) Graph

and

a) Where do these graphs intersect?

x5 41

b) Solve the absolute value equation:

y x 1 7

y 2
2) Graph

and

a) Where do these graphs intersect?

2 x 1 7

b) Solve the absolute value equation:

STATION T:
State the vertex and graph the function. Then, describe the transformation
from the parent function.
y x5 2

1)

y x3 5

2)

Vertex:

Vertex:

Axis of Symmetry:
Transformation:

Axis of Symmetry:
Transformation:

y x 1 3

3)

y x 6

4)

Vertex:
Axis of Symmetry:

Vertex:
Axis of Symmetry:

Transformation:

Transformation:

STATION E:
Complete the table of values for each absolute value function. SHOW
YOUR WORK!
y x 8 1

1)

6
7
8
9
10

y x4 7

2)
x
-6
-5
-4
-3

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