Question

Use the vertical-line test to determine whether each graph represents a function.

Answer 1

Well a function can’t be on the same one as each other so thats why the vertical line test is used.

For number 14 if you’d draw a vertical line, you’d see there would be 2 answers So that can’t be a function.

For number 15, if you draw a vertical line, none of the given have 2 questions so number 15 is a function.

Whilst in number 16 if you’d draw a vertical line, there wouldn’t be anything that have 2 answers of that overlap. So it is a function

Answer 2

14) Not a function 15) Function 16) Function

Explanation:

The vertical line test is when you draw a line on the graph to see if it passes the function. The rule is that you can only have one intersection per line

for number 14, if you draw a line, it intersects the function twice each time

for 15, no matter what kind of vertical line you draw, each line will only intersect the function once and the same for 16 (except 16 is more of a linear function)