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Which of the following represents a function

Which of the following represents a function-example-1
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Answer:

(2,3),(4,3),(-2,-3),(-4,-3)

Explanation:

A function is defined as a relation in which each domain element (x-value) is paired with exactly one range element (y-value).

This means that each value we input for x must have only one possible output. If the same x-value yields more than one y-value, it is not a function.

The correct answer, as shown above, meets the criteria of a function, as each x-value is shown to produce exactly one y-value. In this set of ordered pairs, if x = 2, then y = 3, and if x = -2, then x = -3.

A set of ordered pairs is not a function if there are ordered pairs with the same x-values but different y-values.

In the other sets of ordered pairs, one x-value has more than one possible y-value. Let's use the last set as an example:

(5,1),(5,2),(5,3),(5,4)

Inputting 5 as x produces four different y values; there is no one y value for the x-value. y could equal 1, 2, 3, or 4.

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