SOLUTION: Can you think of the one linear equation that will not be a function because one x value will correspond to multiple y's?

Question 320525: Can you think of the one linear equation that will not be a function because one x value will correspond to multiple y's?
Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

I can think of an infinity of them. Any equation of the form

where

is a vertical line where all of the points comprising the line have the

-coordinate equal to

and the set of

-coordinates has a one-to-one correspondence with

, the set of real numbers.

If you want a specific linear equation that is not a function, just pick any number that tickles your fancy and substitute it for

John

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