How does kinetic energy affect the stopping distance of a small vehicle compared to a large vehicle

Terri makes a quilt using three sizes of fabric squares the side lenght of each fabric square is the square root of the area

Lena reflected this figure across the x-axis. she writes the vertices of the image as a'(−2, 8), b'(−5, 6), c'(−8, 8), d'(−4, 2).

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.