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Does the graph represent a function?

Does the graph represent a function?-example-1

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No the graph does not represent a function , it does not pass the vertical line test
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Answer: Not a Function

Step-by-step explanation: For a function, each x term

must correspond to exactly one y term.

We can use the vertical line test to determine whether

or not that holds true for the graph shown here.

If each x term corresponds to exactly one y term, then any vertical line

that we draw on the graph should hit the graph at only one point.

Notice below that many of the vertical lines that we draw

on this graph will hit the graph at more than one point.

Thus, we can conclude that no, the graph shown here is not a function.

Does the graph represent a function?-example-1
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