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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Explain how to use the vertical-line test to determine whether a relation is a function.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Google it OR wolfram it

OpenStudy (anonymous):

?? I did...

OpenStudy (zarkon):

draw your relation...if it is possible to draw a vertical line that crosses the graph more than once then the relation is not a function

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Said another way, imagine every possible vertical line. If any of these intersects the graph more than once, the relation fails the vertical line test, and is not a function.

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