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How Do You Figure Out If a Relation is a Function?

Determine whether the following relation is a function.
{(0,2), (3,4), (-3,-2), (2,4)}

Summary

  1. A relation is a set of ordered pairs
  2. We've created an x-y table to help us look at the domain and range
  3. The x-coordinates go in the left column and the y-coordinates go in the right column
  4. Since there are no repeats in the x-column, our relation is a function

Notes

    1. The x-column contains the x-coordinates and the y-column contains the y-coordinates
    1. Our relation is the set: {(0,2), (3,4), (-3,-2), (2,4)}
    1. The x-column contains the x-coordinates and the y-column contains the y-coordinates
    1. Our relation is the set: {(0,2), (3,4), (-3,-2), (2,4)}
    1. The domain is the set of x-coordinates and the range is the set of y-coordinates
    1. The domain is listed in the x-column
    1. The domain is listed in the x-column
    1. This is the definition of a function
    1. This is the definition of a function
    1. A relation is a set of ordered pairs