Question

Given the following absolute value function find the range.

ƒ(x) = |x + 5| - 8
Range: [5,∞)
Range: [-5,∞)
Range: [-8,∞)
Range: [8,∞)

Answer 1

By the definition of absolute value,
`|x+5|\ge0`. So if the least number is 0, then the least number for
`f(x)=|x+5|-8` is -8. This means the range is
`[-8,\infty)`