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Is the following relation a function?


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Is the following relation a function? Yes No-example-1
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Answer:

Step-by-step explanation: The answer of this question is functional because of the dilemma of fractions make it functional.

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Answer: yes

Step-by-step explanation: I think that the least confusing way to do this problem is to first write down the ordered pairs that are represented by this mapping diagram.

So we have {(6, -1), (-1, 2), (4, 3), (0, 3)}.

In order for this relation to be a function, the x-coordinate can only

appear once unless we have the same ordered pair more than once.

Since each x-coordinate does appear once, it must be a function.

Students often make the mistake of saying this relation is not a function

because we have the same y-coordinate in two different ordered pairs, 3.

In other words, looking at the mapping diagram students will say that this relation is not a function because we have two x's paired with the same y.

Remember however that the definition of a function doesn't

say that each x must be paired with a different y.

It says that each x must be paired with exactly one y.

So in summary, a function can have the same y-coordinate in

two different points, just not the same x-coordinate.

The exception to this would be if the same ordered pair

is listed more than once in which it would be a function.

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