Question

Think of a situation in the real world where a relationship occurs between two sets. For example, I could list several different people and then list their birthdays. I could then form a relationship between these sets. First, illustrate the relationship using arrows. Then determine if the relationship is a function or not. State why?

Answer 1

See Explanation

Explanation:

Required

Determine if a real life situation is a function or not

I will give 2 instances

(1) Students and their ID

The relationship is as follows:

Student 1 -----> ID-1

Student 2 -----> ID-2

Student 3 -----> ID-3

Student 4 -----> ID-4

---------

----

--

Student n -----> ID-n

The above is a function because every student has a unique student ID.

In fact, the relation is a one-on-one function because no two students will have the same ID

(2) People and their year of birth

The relationship is as follows:

Person 1 -----> 2000

Person 2 -----> 2001

Person 3 -----> 2002

Person 4 -----> 2001

---------

----

Person n -----> 2005

The above is not a function because there is a possibility that a more than one person will have the same year of birth.