document.write( "Question 970873: which of the following relations is not a function ?\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "a. {(5, 11), (6, 2), (3, 2), (4, 7), (1, 3)}
\n" ); document.write( "b. {(1, 11), (6, 2), (3, 4), (5, 7), (8, 12)}
\n" ); document.write( "c. {(1, 11), (6, 2), (3, 4), (9, 7), (8, 12)}
\n" ); document.write( "d. {(1, 5), (6, 2), (3, 4), (5, 7), (6, 12)}\r
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\n" ); document.write( "recall: \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "A function is a set of ordered pairs in which each x-element has \"only\" \"ONE\" y-element associated with it.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " Vertical line test: each vertical line drawn through the graph will intersect a function in \"only\" \"one\" location \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "a. {(5, 11), (6, 2), (3, 2), (4, 7), (1, 3)}
\n" ); document.write( "In the relation above the domain is {1,3,4, 5, 6 }
\n" ); document.write( "And the range is { 2, 3, 7,11 }\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "=> has (6, 2), (3, 2) where 2 different x-element have same y-element; but that is ok if relation \"is\" a function\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "b. {(1, 11), (6, 2), (3, 4), (5, 7), (8, 12)}\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "relation \"is\" a function\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "c. {(1, 11), (6, 2), (3, 4), (9, 7), (8, 12)}\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "relation \"is\" a function\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "d. {(1, 5), (6, 2), (3, 4), (5, 7), (6, 12)}\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "=> relation \"is\"\"not\" a function because (6, 2)and (6, 12) have same x-element \r
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