Over which interval is the graph of the parent absolute value function decreasing?

(-∞, ∞)

(-∞, 0)

(-6, 0)

(0, ∞)

Answer: (-∞, 0) The graph of the parent absolute value function is decreasing over the interval (-∞, 0)

The graph drawn for the absolute value parent function is usually made up of two linear "pieces" which meet at a common vertex (the origin; 0, 0). The graph is symmetric around the y axis and generally takes a V shape or an inverted V shape. The absolute/relative minimum of the graph is 0 but there it has no absolute maximum; so the absolute maximum is usually represented by ‘∞’ (infinitive). Typically, the graph of the parent absolute value function is increasing over the interval (0, ∞), and is decreasing over the interval (-∞, 0).