document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1091945>Question 1091945</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Determine if the function is one-to-one by noting the function family to which it belongs and mentally picturing the shape of its graph.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "f (x) = –5x – 2 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "This function is a linear function with a non-zero coefficient at the variable \"x\".\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Every such function is one-to-one.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The graph of this function is a sloped straight line.\r<BR>\n" );
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