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Does the following graph represent a function?​

Does the following graph represent a function?​-example-1
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Explanation:

no.

in a function every x-value has exactly one associated y- value.

but this is clearly violated for x between about -4.5 and -3.5, where every x-value has 3 different associated y-values.

e.g. at x = -3, we get y = 0.5, -2 and -4.25.

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