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algebra senior

Problem

Below is a drawing of all letters in the English alphabet. As drawn below, some of these letters could be portions of the graph of a function, and some cannot. For example, the resembles an ellipse, which cannot be part of the graph of a function.

As drawn below, which of these letters could be portions of the graph of a function? (You may not rotate them.)

Give your answer as a list of letters with no spaces or other punctuation between them, in alphabetic order.

Solution
To be part of the graph of a function, a figure must have at most one point of intersection with any vertical line. Only two letters (as drawn in the problem) have this property: and (Following the instructions, your answer should be formatted as )
Final answer
\text{VW}