Respuesta :
because it miserably fails the "vertical line test". Check the picture below.

Answer:
x=y^2 is not a function.
The inverse of a parabola has the same amount of vertical lines as a regular parabola's horizontal lines, which is infinite.
Any vertical lines in a relation causes so said relation to be just a relation.
Think of it-you're just rotating the parabola 90 degrees clockwise.