document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=305502>Question 305502</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Determine whether the relation is a function, {(3,6),(4,6),(10,6),(12,6)}Thanks </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #218737 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=graphmatics><B>graphmatics(170)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=graphmatics><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=graphmatics><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=218737\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> There are numerous definitions for a function but in this case we use the definition that each x value is associated the only 1 y value. Each x value 3, 4, 10 and 12 has 6 as the y value. We didn't say the y value had to change. It is a function. If any of the x values has two different y values like a (3,4) and a (3,5) then it wouldn't be a function. That's not the case for this collection of ordered pairs which is a function. </SPAN>\n" );
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