document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=706352>Question 706352</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Is the relation {(1,-1),(2,-2),(3,-3)} a function? Explain why or why not.  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #435094 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=435094\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Each x value only corresponds to EXACTLY ONE y value. So this is definitely a function.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "IF you had something like (2,4) and (2,7), then the x value of 2 corresponds to more than one y value (two in fact: 4 and 7). So it wouldn't be a function if this was the case. </SPAN>\n" );
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