Find the Vertex 6|x-2|-5

$6 | x - 2 | - 5$

Step 1

To find the $x$ coordinate of the vertex, set the inside of the absolute value $x - 2$ equal to $0$ . In this case, $x - 2 = 0$ .

$x - 2 = 0$

Step 2

Add $2$ to both sides of the equation.

$x = 2$

Step 3

Replace the variable $x$ with $2$ in the expression.

$y = 6 | (2) - 2 | - 5$

Step 4

Simplify $6 | (2) - 2 | - 5$ .

Simplify each term.

Subtract $2$ from $2$ .

$y = 6 | 0 | - 5$

The absolute value is the distance between a number and zero. The distance between $0$ and $0$ is $0$ .

$y = 6 \cdot 0 - 5$

Multiply $6$ by $0$ .

$y = 0 - 5$

Subtract $5$ from $0$ .

$y = - 5$

Step 5

The absolute value vertex is $(2, - 5)$ .

$(2, - 5)$

Step 6