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document.write( "\"3x-y%5E2=9\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "is not a function because (6,-3) and (6,3) both satisfy\r\n" );
document.write( "\"3x-y%5E2=9\" and a function cannot have two different\r\n" );
document.write( "y-values for the same x-value.\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"3%286%29-%28-3%29%5E2=9\"\r\n" );
document.write( "\"18-9=9\"\r\n" );
document.write( "\"9=9\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Also\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"3%286%29-%283%29%5E2=9\"\r\n" );
document.write( "\"18-9=9\"\r\n" );
document.write( "\"9=9\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"3x+-+y+=+9\"\r\n" );
document.write( "\"-y=-3x%2B9\"\r\n" );
document.write( "\"y=3x-9\"\r\n" );
document.write( "Thus for each value of x, there is only one value of y,\r\n" );
document.write( "since 3x-9 has but one value.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Therefore this is a function\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"3x%5E2-y%5E2=9\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "is not a function because (√6,-3) and (√6,3) both satisfy\r\n" );
document.write( "\"3x%5E2-y%5E2=9\" and a function cannot have two different\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"3%28sqrt%286%29%29%5E2-%28-3%29%5E2=9\"\r\n" );
document.write( "\"3%286%29-9=9\"\r\n" );
document.write( "\"18-9=9\"\r\n" );
document.write( "\"9=9\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"3%28sqrt%286%29%29%5E2-%283%29%5E2=9\"\r\n" );
document.write( "\"3%286%29-9=9\"\r\n" );
document.write( "\"3%286%29-%283%29%5E2=9\"\r\n" );
document.write( "\"18-9=9\"\r\n" );
document.write( "\"9=9\"\r\n" );
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