Find the maximum and minimum values of the function given by $f(x) = |x + 2| - 1$.

(N/A) Given the function $f(x) = |x + 2| - 1$.
We know that the absolute value function $|x + 2| \geq 0$ for every $x \in \mathbb{R}$.
Therefore,$f(x) = |x + 2| - 1 \geq -1$ for every $x \in \mathbb{R}$.
The minimum value of $f$ is attained when $|x + 2| = 0$.
Setting $|x + 2| = 0$,we get $x = -2$.
The minimum value of $f$ is $f(-2) = |-2 + 2| - 1 = 0 - 1 = -1$.
Since $|x + 2|$ can take arbitrarily large positive values as $x \to \infty$ or $x \to -\infty$,the function $f(x)$ does not have a maximum value.