Horizontal Line Test

Horizontal Line Test[br][br]This applet can be used to determine whether a function is one-to-one or not, and also to restrict the domain to some interval where the function is one-to-one.[br]Enter a function of x in the input box.[br]Drag the vertical slider up or down (or press the Play button) to find the intersecting points of the graph and the horizontal line. [br]To see the x-coordinates of the intersection points, check the “show coordinates”.[br]If we want to define an inverse function then we have to find an interval where f(x) is one-to-one. [br]Drag the left and/or the right side of the blue segment under the graph to restrict the domain. [br] Use the second button on the toolbar to drag the viewing window, zoom in or zoom out if necessary.

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