Math Problem Statement

Using the horizontal-line test, determine whether the function is one-to-one.

Using the horizontal-line test, determine whether the function is one-to-one.

Solution

The graph provided appears to represent a portion of a function, and you are asking to determine if it is one-to-one using the horizontal line test.

Horizontal Line Test

A function is one-to-one if and only if any horizontal line intersects the graph at most once. This means that each value of yy should correspond to only one value of xx, indicating that the function has no repeating yy-values for different xx-values.

Analysis of the Graph

The graph shows a curve resembling a portion of a rational or exponential function that decreases rapidly in the first quadrant and extends into the second quadrant (as x0x \to 0 from the left and y+y \to +\infty).

If we draw horizontal lines across the graph, each horizontal line intersects the curve only once for each yy-value. This confirms that no yy-value corresponds to more than one xx-value.

Conclusion

Since no horizontal line intersects the graph more than once, the function passes the horizontal-line test, and it is a one-to-one function.


Would you like further details or have any specific questions about this?
Here are some related questions to explore this concept further:

  1. What kind of functions generally pass the horizontal line test?
  2. How does the horizontal line test relate to the function's inverse?
  3. Can a polynomial function be one-to-one?
  4. What are examples of functions that fail the horizontal-line test?
  5. How does the graph of a one-to-one function differ from a non-one-to-one function?

Tip: Inverse functions exist only for one-to-one functions, so passing the horizontal-line test ensures that the function has an inverse!

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Math Problem Analysis

Mathematical Concepts

Horizontal Line Test
One-to-One Function
Graph Analysis

Formulas

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Theorems

Horizontal Line Test Theorem

Suitable Grade Level

Grades 9-12