SOLUTION: Does the following equation determine y to be a function of x? y square=x+3

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Question 1068856: Does the following equation determine y to be a function of x?
y square=x+3

Answer by KMST(5328)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
does not determine y to be a function of x,
because for , ,
so it could be or .
A function of x is a relation that determines a single value for y
for every value of x in its domain.

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