Calculus with Applications (10th Edition)

by Lial, Margaret L.; Greenwell, Raymond N.; Ritchey, Nathan P.

Published by Pearson

ISBN 10: 0321749006

ISBN 13: 978-0-32174-900-0

Chapter 2 - Nonlinear Functions - 2.1 Properties of Functions - 2.1 Exercises - Page 55: 60

Answer

The graph does not represent a function.

Work Step by Step

The graph fails the vertical line test. The y axis is a vertical line, and it intersects the graph in three points. (There are more such lines, but one is enough to fail the test.) The graph does not represent a function.

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