Intermediate Algebra for College Students (7th Edition)

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Chapter 2 - Test - Page 174: 7

Answer

Not a function.

Work Step by Step

The Vertical Line Test says that every vertical line drawn can only intersect the graph in at most one point for the graph to represent a function. Here this fails (e.g. at $x=0$), hence it is not a function.
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