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

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