SOLUTION: Determine whether the following set of ordered pairs is a function. Justify your answer. {(9, 3), (2, -2), (-4, 7), (-4, 5)}

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Question 1171042: Determine whether the following set of ordered pairs is a function. Justify your answer.
{(9, 3), (2, -2), (-4, 7), (-4, 5)}

Found 2 solutions by josgarithmetic, MathLover1:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
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Two of the ordered pair have the same input coordinate for different output coordinates. The set is not a function.

Answer by MathLover1(20850) About Me  (Show Source):
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{(9, 3), (2, -2), (-4, 7), (-4,+5)}
domain: { -4,2,9 }
range: { -2,3,5,7 } => not a function, -4 has two different outlets (pairs (-4, 7), (-4,+5))