Determine Whether the Three Points Are Collinear $y = [ [ x ] ]$

question 182

Multiple Choice

Determine whether the three points are collinear.
-Which is not the graph of a function? What is its equation?

• A) graph D; \(y = [ [ x ] ]\)
• B) graph B; \(x = y ^ { 2 }\)
• C) graph C; \(\mathrm { y } = \sqrt { \mathrm { x } }\)
• D) graph \(A ; y = x\)

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