What is the range of the function f of x is equal to negative 2 start absolute value x plus 1 end absolute value ?

Since |x + 1| is always greater than or equal to 0, multiplying it by −2 gives a value less than or equal to 0. The function reaches 0 when x = −1, so its range is all real numbers less than or equal to 0, choice A.

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