document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=565175>Question 565175</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How to separate funcctions from relations? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #365690 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ad_alta><B>ad_alta(240)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ad_alta><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=ad_alta><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=365690\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Functions are mathematical \"rules\" which assign exactly one number in the range for each number in the domain. Relations are much less strict. They are simply any set of ordered pairs. It doesn't matter if the \"x\" part of the pairs are associated with more the one \"y\" or not. </SPAN>\n" );
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