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Which relation is a function?

Which relation is a function?-example-1
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Answer:

The V (Bottom left)

Explanation:

The top left is NOT a function because it fails the vertical line test. In fact, it is a vertical line.

The top right is NOT a function because it also fails the vertical line test. This graph may be considered as an inverse of a different function but it will not be a true inverse.

The bottom left IS a function because it passes the vertical line test. It has 1 x value for every y value.

The bottom right is NOT a function because it fails the vertical line test. At most x values, it has 2 y values.

The vertical line test is an imaginary line that you draw to test a function. If only 1 point hits the vertical line, then it is a function. The vertical line can be placed at any point in the graph.

Hope that helps

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