does the graph below represent a function? why or why not?

Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
The coordinate plane is also called a Cartesian Plane. Function. A function is a relationship where there is only one output for every input. In other words, for every value of x, there is only one value for y.
Does this help?
Answer:
It is NOT a function.
Step-by-step explanation:
It does not pass the vertical line test. A vertical line can touch the graph in more than one point.
To be a function, every x can have only one y value. On this graph almost every single x has two y's. For example when x is -6, the y is 2 and also 8. Not a function.