document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=375634>Question 375634</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How do we solve functions? It's like i'm still stuck on trying to find the output of a number. My other question is a function like a equation? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #267214 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Fombitz><B>Fombitz(32388)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Fombitz><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=Fombitz><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=267214\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve them how?? Usually you use the function to give you output values for a given input value. <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Kind of, yes. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "However, functions require a unique y value for each given x value. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "So an equation like, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y%5E2=x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y%5E2=x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, although an equation is not a function because for x=1, y can equal 1 and y can equal -1, so there is not a unique y value for each x.<BR>\n" );
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