SOLUTION: Rewrite the vertical line test as two if-then statements.

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Question 480715: Rewrite the vertical line test as two if-then statements.

Answer by richard1234(7193) About Me  (Show Source):
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You could say,

"If any vertical line crosses the graph of a relation at at most one point, the relation is a function."

"If some vertical line crosses the graph of a relation at two or more points, the relation is not a function." (this statement is necessary since it is not logically equivalent to the first statement)

Alternatively, you can condense into one if-then statement:

"Iff any vertical line crosses the graph of a relation at at most one point, the relation is a function." (Iff means "if and only if").