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Horizontal Line Test

Horizontal Line Test

A test use to determine if a function is one-to-one. If a horizontal line intersects a function's graph more than once, then the function is not one-to-one.

Note: The function y = f(x) is a function if it passes the vertical line test. It is a one-to-one function if it passes both the vertical line test and the horizontal line test.

 

Graph with x and y axes showing an S-shaped curve. A dashed horizontal line intersects the curve more than once, failing the...