Explain to bc im confused lol.. mathematics!

Explain in a minimum of 2 sentences how to graph the equation of the absolute value function given a vertex of (-1,3) and a value of “a” equal to ½.

Y+ 2/y is it a polynomial in one variable or not? and if so, why?

Liang bought a basket of apples to make pies for her friends. the basket of apples weighed p pounds. before she had time to make the pies, she ate 3 pounds of apples. there are 17 pounds of apples left to make pies.