Sujit is choosing between two silent books to carry in his backpack. the 309-page paperback weighs 1/2 pounds. the 341-page hardcover weighs 1-1/4pounds more. hiw much diesvthe hardcover book weighs

Start with the parent function which is a V shape graph that has its vertex at (0,0) and it is the lowest point. Every point has a positive y coordinate other than the vertex of course.

Reflect over the y axis to get , so now everything is negative or below the x axis, other than the vertex point.

Lastly, shift everything up 1 unit by adding 1 onto the right side getting