SOLUTION: is the following relation a function? Explain Please. (1,2),(2,3),(2,5),(2,7)

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Question 235398: is the following relation a function? Explain Please.
(1,2),(2,3),(2,5),(2,7)

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is the following relation a function? Explain Please.
(1,2),(2,3),(2,5),(2,7)
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Points 2, 3 and 4 are colinear, on a straight line x = 2, and fit a simple function.
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The first point is not on the line.
A function can be found that passes thru all 4 points, but it will be complex, I think 4th order or higher, or a sinusoid.
A yes or no answer depends on what level of functions are acceptable.

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