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Only the function represented by graph has an inverse function.

Only the function represented by graph has an inverse function.-example-1
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Answer:

Graph 2: the linear function.

Explanation:

A function is invertible if its bijective: injective and surjective at the same time. But, graphically exist the horizontal line test to know if the function is injective, i.e., one to one: one element of the domain has a unique element in the image set.

So, in this case, the only function that can be cut once by a imaginary horizontal line is graph number 2. If we draw a horizontal line in other options, it will cut them in more than one point, meaning that they are not injective, therefore, not invertible.

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Answer:

2

Explanation:

Only graph 2 shows a function that passes the horizontal line test. The other graphs will cross a horizontal line multiple times, meaning the function does not have an inverse.

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