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A function is represented by the set of ordered pairs shown below.

{(-4,3), (-1,3), (0,3), (1,5), (3,7)}
what is the range of this function

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Answer: {3, 5, 7}

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The range is the set of outputs of a relation or function. In other words, it's the set of possible y values. Recall that ordered pairs are of the form (x,y) so the y coordinate is listed after the x. The output is listed after the input. The output values are y = 3, y = 3, y = 3, y = 5, y = 7. So we simply list these outputs without the "y=" portion. Toss out any duplicates. Only write the unique output values.

The curly braces surrounding the list of values tells us that we have a set.
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