{"id":179779,"date":"2025-01-02T08:49:55","date_gmt":"2025-01-02T08:49:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/?p=179779"},"modified":"2025-01-02T08:49:57","modified_gmt":"2025-01-02T08:49:57","slug":"does-this-graph-show-a-function","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/2025\/01\/02\/does-this-graph-show-a-function\/","title":{"rendered":"Does this graph show a function"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Does this graph show a function? Explain how you know.<br>A. Yes; the graph passes the vertical line test.<br>B. No; there are y-values that have more than one x-value.<br>C. Yes; there are no y-values that have more than one x-value.<br>D. No; the graph fails the vertical line test.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ast-global-color-6-color\"><strong>The Correct Answer and Explanation is :<\/strong><\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The correct answer is <strong>A. Yes; the graph passes the vertical line test.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Explanation:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>A function is a mathematical relationship where each input (or x-value) is associated with exactly one output (or y-value). To determine whether a graph represents a function, one key criterion is the <strong>vertical line test<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>vertical line test<\/strong> is applied by drawing vertical lines through various points of the graph. If at any point, a vertical line crosses the graph at more than one location, then the graph does not represent a function. This would imply that a single x-value corresponds to multiple y-values, which violates the definition of a function.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the other hand, if no vertical line intersects the graph at more than one point, then for each x-value there is exactly one y-value, meaning the graph does represent a function. This is why the graph passes the vertical line test.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let&#8217;s explore the other options for clarity:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>B. No; there are y-values that have more than one x-value.<\/strong> This is incorrect because it suggests that a y-value has multiple corresponding x-values. While this is common in functions, it doesn&#8217;t affect the determination of whether the graph is a function.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>C. Yes; there are no y-values that have more than one x-value.<\/strong> This is not necessarily true. A function can still have y-values associated with different x-values (i.e., many-to-one relationships), but each x-value must map to only one y-value. This is not the defining feature of whether the graph represents a function.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>D. No; the graph fails the vertical line test.<\/strong> This is incorrect if the graph passes the vertical line test, as mentioned earlier.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Thus, when a graph passes the vertical line test, it confirms that for every x-value, there is exactly one corresponding y-value, making the graph a representation of a function.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Does this graph show a function? Explain how you know.A. Yes; the graph passes the vertical line test.B. No; there are y-values that have more than one x-value.C. Yes; there are no y-values that have more than one x-value.D. No; the graph fails the vertical line test. 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