Question 18 • Mathematics II
The absolute-value graph f(x) = -|x + 3| - 2 opens downward, and its vertex is at (-3, -2), so its maximum value is -2. Choice B, f(x) = -√(x + 6) - 2, also has a maximum of -2: its domain starts at x = -6, where the square root is 0, and the function decreases from there.
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