Question 5 • Algebraic Reasoning
A linear function has the form f(x) = mx + b. If m is nonzero, its graph crosses the x-axis exactly once; if m = 0, it has either no x-intercepts or infinitely many, depending on whether b is nonzero or zero. It cannot have exactly two x-intercepts, so the statement that cannot be true is “The graph of f(x) has exactly two x-intercepts.”
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