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Chapter 4: Q. 13 (page 247)

Is the following the graph of a function? Why or why not?

Short Answer

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No. As there are two values ofy for a single value of x

Step by step solution

01

Given information

We are given a graph

02

Explanation

No the given figure is not a function as a function has one value of yfor one value of x. And here we can see that there are two values ofyfor a value ofx.

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