How do you use the horizontal line test to determine whether the function #g(x)=10# is one to one?

1 Answer
May 31, 2017

See explanation.

Explanation:

A graph of a one to one function cuts any horizontal line in at most one point (zero or one).

If there is a horizontal line #y=a# which has more than one points common with the graph, then the function is not one to one (value #a# is assigned to more than one argument)

The function given as the example in this question is a constant one (i.e. it has the same value #10# for all real numbers). So this value is given to more than one point. The line #y=10# has infinitely many points common to the function's graph.