This is a tool which can be used to test whether the given graph represents a function or not.
The following are the steps of vertical line test :
Step 1 :
Draw a vertical line at any where on the given graph.
Step 2 :
We have to check whether the vertical line drawn on the graph intersects the graph in at most one point.
Step 3 :
If the vertical line intersects the graph in at most one point, then the given graph represents a function.
If the vertical line intersects the graph in more than one point, then the given graph does not represent a function.
Caution :
For some graphs, the vertical line will intersect the graph in one point at one position and more than one point at a different position.
In the above situation, the graph will not represent a function.
Key Concept :
A graph represents a function only if every vertical line intersects the graph in at most one point.
Example 1 :
Use the vertical line test to determine whether the following graph represents a function.
Solution :
Step 1 :
Draw a vertical line at any where on the given graph.
Step 2 :
We have to check whether the vertical line drawn on the graph intersects the graph in at most one point.
Step 3 :
In the above graph, the vertical line intersects the graph in at most one point, then the given graph represents a function.
Example 2 :
Use the vertical line test to determine whether the following graph represents a function.
Solution :
Step 1 :
Draw a vertical line at any where on the given graph.
Step 2 :
We have to check whether the vertical line drawn on the graph intersects the graph in at most one point.
Step 3 :
In the above graph, the vertical line intersects the graph in more than one point (three points), then the given graph does not represent a function.
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