Describe the relationship between the curves $|x| + |y| = 1$ and $|x| + |y-a| =1$, where $a>0$ is a constant.
Relationship between two absolute value curves
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algebra-precalculus
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1hint $t\mapsto t - a$ is a shift on $a$ – 2012-05-12
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3Have you tried drawing them on graph paper? That might suggest something. – 2012-05-12
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0[This](http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=plot%20%7Cx%7C%2B%7Cy%7C%3D1%20%26%26%20%7Cx%7C%2B%7Cy-1%7C%3D1&t=crmtb01) might help. – 2012-05-12