Exploring the Vertical Line Test for Functions

The video tutorial explains how to determine if a graph represents a function using the vertical line test. It provides examples of different types of graphs, such as linear functions, parabolas, circles, and more, to illustrate which graphs pass or fail the test. The tutorial also covers specific cases like horizontal and vertical lines, square root, absolute value, sine, cubic, and cube root functions, concluding with a summary of how to identify functions using this method.

What is the vertical line test used for?

• To determine if a graph is a function

• To identify the x-intercepts of a graph

• To find the slope of a line

• To calculate the area under a curve

If a vertical line touches a graph at only one point, what does it indicate?

• The graph is not a function

• The graph is a function

• The graph has no x-intercepts

• The graph is a circle

Does the graph of x = y^2 pass the vertical line test?

• It passes only for positive values of y

• It depends on the value of y

• No, it does not pass the test

• Yes, it passes the test

What is the result of applying the vertical line test to the graph of y = x^2?

• It touches the vertical line at two points

• It passes the test

• It is not a function

• It fails the test

Does the graph of x^2 + y^2 = 9 pass the vertical line test?

• Yes, it passes the test

• No, it does not pass the test

• It passes only for positive values of x

• It passes only for negative values of x

Does the horizontal line y = 3 pass the vertical line test?

• Yes, it passes the test

• No, it does not pass the test

• It passes only for positive values of y

• It passes only for negative values of y

What happens when you apply the vertical line test to the graph of x = 4?

• It touches the vertical line at one point

• It fails the test

• It is a function

• It passes the test

Does the graph of sqrt(x) pass the vertical line test?

• Yes, it passes the test

• No, it does not pass the test

• It passes only for positive values of x

• It passes only for negative values of x

What is the shape of the graph of the absolute value function |x|?

• A straight line

• A U shape

• A circle

• A V shape

Does the graph of sin(x) pass the vertical line test?

• It passes only for positive values of x

• Yes, it passes the test

• No, it does not pass the test

• It passes only for negative values of x