6. Marty Martian recently met Melissa Mercury online. Marty is heterozygous for his purple body color, but Mellisa is blue. Create a Punnett square to show the possibilities that would result if Marty and Melissa had children. List the possible genotypes and phenotypes for their children. What are the chances of a child with a purple body? What are the chances of a child with a blue body?

answer-

the statement that f(x) = |x+a| + b has exactly one x-intercept is sometimes correct.

solution-

it solely depends on b, whether the function will have one or two or zero x intercept.

this plot of the given function, f(x) = |x+a| + b will be the basic absolute value graph i.e v shape, with vertex translated to (-a, b), instead of origin.

1-   if b is zero, the graph will have exactly one x-intercept, at x= -a

2- if b is positive, the whole graph will be above the x-axis, hence it will have no x-intercepts.

3- if b is negative, the graph will be below the x-axis, hence it will have two x-intercepts.

∴ the statement is sometimes true.