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Can someone please let me know if this represents a function !

Can someone please let me know if this represents a function !-example-1

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Answer:

This graph does not represent a function.

Explanation:

A function is defined as a set of values that have one output (y-value) for each input (x-value). In other words, each x-value should only ever correspond with a single y-value. In this graph, there are multiple y-values for the x-values between ~-2 and ~12. Another piece of evidence that this is not a function is that there are many inputs that have no output. This makes this graph a relation rather than a function.

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