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Does the graph represent a function?

Does the graph represent a function?-example-1
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No this graph is not a function,

You can test this yourself by doing the straight line test, to do this simply look at the line graphed on your paper and along the y-axis if a straight line running from top to bottom intersects at any more than one place, it is not a function.

My example: I chose to test a straight line along the y-axis at 1, as you can see this graph intersects at multiple points ≈ (1, -1) (1, 2), (1, 6), and (1, -6)
Does the graph represent a function?-example-1
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no, the graph does not represent a function because it is not a straight line.
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