Then, what is not a function example?
A non-function would be one that has TWO answers for ONE input, such as when you have y squared = 4. You can have y = 2 or -2. If you graph this, you would have a point directly above the other point on a graph.
Also, what makes something a function? A relation from a set X to a set Y is called a function if each element of X is related to exactly one element in Y. This is a function since each element from X is related to only one element in Y. Note that it is okay for two different elements in X to be related to the same element in Y.
Besides, what is not a function graph?
If the vertical line you drew intersects the graph more than once for any value of x then the graph is not the graph of a function. If, alternatively, a vertical line intersects the graph no more than once, no matter where the vertical line is placed, then the graph is the graph of a function.
What makes an equation not a function?
An equation is a function if and only if for every value of x there is only one corresponding value for y. This is a relation not a function because for one value of x (say 0) there are 2 values of y (-1 & 1). no line parallel to the y-axis can be drawn that intersects the graph at 2 or more points.