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Is the following relation a function? (6,2) (-2,2) (4,1) (-1,1)

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If each x term corresponds to exactly

one y term, the relation is a function.

In the data set shown here, notice that each x term, 6, -2, 4, and -1 appears only once. This means that each x term corresponds to exactly one y term. So yes, the relation is a function.

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