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The ordered pairs already plotted have x-coordinates: -3, -2, 1, and 2.

A function cannot have two ordered pairs with the same x-coordinate.

The answer cannot have -3, -2, 1, or 2 as the x-coordinate.


Answer: First choice (-1, 2)

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All coordinates on the coordinate plane take the form (a, b), where a is the x value and b is the y value.


In order for a resulting graph to be a function, the graph must pass the vertical line test, which means that there cannot be more than one y value for one x value.


Thus, there cannot be any additional y values on the following values of x:

-3, -2, 1, and 2


Don't know where these numbers came from? I looked at the graph and listed every taken x value.


If any of the choices has any of the listed numbers as an x value, then it can be eliminated since it cannot be the answer.


After going through the process of elimination, we are left with the first choice, (-1, 2). This is your answer.


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