Use the Vertical Line Test to Determine in Which of the Graphs

question 135

Multiple Choice

Use the Vertical Line Test to determine in which of the graphs y is not a function of x.

• A)All of the choices (A, B, C, and
• D) represent functions.
• B) x² + y² = 16
• C) \(y = x ^ { 2 } + 2 x - 3\)
• D) \(y = x ^ { 3 } - 2\)
• E) \(y = \frac { 1 } { x }\)

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