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document.write( " Let “M” be the set of motor vehicle owners who are registered in Ohio. Let “R” be the set of all motor vehicle registration numbers. Is the correspondence between M and R a function? Why, or why not? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( " Let “M” be the set of motor vehicle owners who are registered in Ohio. Let “R” be the set of all motor vehicle registration numbers. Is the correspondence between M and R a function? Why, or why not?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The domain is vehicle owners<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The range is vehicle registration numbers.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A particular owner may have more than one vehicle<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so there would be more than one number associated<BR>\n" );
document.write( "with that domain element.  That contradicts the<BR>\n" );
document.write( "definition of \"function\".<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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