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9. Determine where the graph represents a function explain your answer.

9. Determine where the graph represents a function explain your answer.-example-1

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The vertical line test is a visual test to determine if a graph represents a function; since a function can only have one output for every input if a vertical line intersects a curve in more that one point the it is not the graph of a function.

In this case we any vertical line will only intersect one point then we conclude that:

The graph represents a function. Using the vertical line test, the graph intersects any vertical line at only one point.

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