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Which graphs represent functions?
Graph A
Graph B
Graph C

Which graphs represent functions? Graph A Graph B Graph C-example-1
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Answer:

Graphs B and D

I can't see all the options since the image is cropped but it does look like the first option

Explanation:

A function, y = f(x0 can have one and only one value for a specific value of x

Graphically we can determine whether a graph represents a function or not by drawing a vertical line through a value of x and finding out if it intersects the graph at more than one point

Graph A: Not a function
If we draw a vertical line at say x = 0, it intersects the graph at two points y = 2 and y = -2. Therefore it is not a function

We need to see only one violation of this rule to conclude it is not a function

Graph B: Function

This is a function. There are 5 points plotted for 5 values of x (x = -5, -4, -1, 1 and 2) and at none of these values of x does a vertical line cross two points

Graph C Not a function

At x = 1, the vertical line will cross at 2 points (1, 5) and (1, -3). Essentially there are 2 y values, 5 and -3 for a single x value of 1

So not a function

Graph D Function

At no value of x does a vertical line pass through more than one point. Hence it is a function

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