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Is the function y =|x – 3| a one-to-one function? Justify your answer.

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A one-to-one function must pass both the vertical and horizontal line tests.
The vertical line test shows it’s a function.
The horizontal line test shows it’s one-to-one.

If you look at the graph of this function (the red graph is the function, the green line is the horizontal line test):
it passes the vertical line test (so it’s a function), but it does not pass the horizontal line test.
Therefore it is not one-to-one
Is the function y =|x – 3| a one-to-one function? Justify your answer.-example-1
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