Module 6: Lesson 4
 
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    1. The inverse of the graph is not a function. When the inverse of the function is taken, there will be more than one y-value for some of the x-values. This means that the graph of the inverse function would fail the vertical line test and would, therefore, not be a function.

       
      This is the graph of a parabola opening to the right with a vertex at negative 1, 0.


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