Thomas' Calculus 13th Edition

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ISBN 10: 0-32187-896-5
ISBN 13: 978-0-32187-896-0

Chapter 1: Functions - Practice Exercises - Page 37: 48

Answer

See the graph below. Applying the absolute value to $ f_1$ reflects half of the function ($ x\lt0$) around the x-axis, which is the same as reflecting half of the function ($ x\geq0$) around the y-axis.

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