Compare the function y = 0.5|x + 1| - 9 to the parent function y = |x|.

Answer 1

.5 times absolute value of (x+1) - 9

compared to absolute value of x as the parent function

the transformation is a horizontal shift to the left, vertical shift down 9 and compression vertically by factor of 1/2

old vertex is the origin, new vertex is (-1, -9)