1. **Problem Statement:**
We analyze a graph of a downward-opening parabola starting near $x=0$, peaking near $x=2$, and falling by $x=4$.
2. **Determine if the graph represents a function:**
A graph represents a function if every $x$-value corresponds to exactly one $y$-value.
3. **Check the vertical line test:**
Since the graph is a parabola opening downward, each vertical line intersects the curve at most once.
Therefore, it passes the vertical line test and is a function.
4. **Domain of the function:**
The parabola starts near $x=0$ and ends near $x=4$, so the domain is approximately
$$0 \leq x \leq 4$$
5. **Range of the function:**
The parabola opens downward with a peak near $x=2$. Let the peak $y$-value be $y_{max}$.
The range is all $y$-values from the minimum at the ends up to the maximum at the peak.
Assuming the minimum $y$-value is about $-6$ (from the problem context), the range is
$$-6 \leq y \leq y_{max}$$
6. **Find $y$-value(s) when $x=2$:**
At the peak $x=2$, the parabola has a single $y$-value, the maximum $y_{max}$.
7. **Find $x$-value(s) when $y=-6$:**
Since the parabola opens downward and $y=-6$ is near the minimum, there are two $x$-values where $y=-6$.
These correspond to the start and end points of the parabola, approximately $x=0$ and $x=4$.
**Final answers:**
- The graph represents a function.
- Domain: $$0 \leq x \leq 4$$
- Range: $$-6 \leq y \leq y_{max}$$
- $y$ at $x=2$ is $y_{max}$ (the peak).
- $x$ at $y=-6$ are approximately $0$ and $4$.
Parabola Analysis 81C808
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