document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=574327>Question 574327</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">    Is the relation a function? Explain.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "{(–5, –5), (3, 10), (7, 14), (3, 9)}  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "I would say no, because the points (3,10) and (3,9)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "have 2 different y's for the same x. In other words<BR>\n" );
document.write( "there are 2 dependant variables for 1 independant<BR>\n" );
document.write( "variable, and that can't be a function. </SPAN>\n" );
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