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**Absolute Value Function (y=lxl)**
 * Parent Functions **

// ﻿Every point on this line will be a solution to y=lxl. This is the Absolute Value Function. // It will always look like a V, the range is always greater than or equal to 0, and the domain can be anything.

// This is also called a **Radical** // // ﻿ ﻿The name of this shape is ** Parabola ﻿ **////** ﻿ **// //Not all linear functions have direct variation; y=x+3 is still a linear function but does not meet the criteria for direct variation.// // The Domain and Range are both all real numbers // // ﻿ // // Cubic Function graphs always look like a helix or an extremely distorted, sideways 'S'. The domain and range can be anything. //
 * Square Root Function (y= [sqrt] x) **
 * Quadratic Function (y=x 2 ) **
 * Linear Function (y=x) **
 * [[image:basic1.png width="480" height="202"]] **
 * The Cubic Function (y=x 3 ) **
 * Rational Function (y=1/x) **

// These graphs are called Hyperbolas. // // The domain and range can be anything except 0. // // These graphs look like Quarter Pipes, crescent moons, or anything with a curve similar. It also needs to cross at (0,1). //
 * Exponential Growth Curves (y=b x ) **
 * Exponential Decay Curve (same equations as Exponential Growth Curves, but b is less than 1) **

// ﻿ // // ﻿ // // These graphs look like a mirror image of Exponential Growth Curves //