SOLUTION: is there an instnace when linear equation is not a function?

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Question 598144: is there an instnace when linear equation is not a function?
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Yes. is a linear equation but violates the "one output for any given input" rule. In fact, the solution set for is , hence for any given value in the domain of the relation, namely , you cannot pin down a specific value of because can be any real number.

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