SOLUTION: Identify each of the following relation as a function or not a function: a) {(6,9),(-8,0),(1,-9),(-8,-3)} b){(0,0),(9,11),(-5,2),(1,-9)}

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Question 1086089: Identify each of the following relation as a function or not a function:
a) {(6,9),(-8,0),(1,-9),(-8,-3)}
b){(0,0),(9,11),(-5,2),(1,-9)}

Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
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a is not a function
b is a function
Look at the x values. If they are all different, it is a function. In a, there are two -8 values. The y s are different, so that is not a function.