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Input 4 –5 0 9 –1
Output –2 7
What is a function?
According to a textbook, “a
function is…a relation in which
every input has exactly one
output”
YES
Unit 4 - Relations and Functions 9
Example 4
{(–1, 7),(1, 0),(2, 3),(0, 8),(0, 5),(–2, 1)}
NO
•Is this still a relation?
YES
Unit 4 - Relations and Functions 10
Example 5
Which relation mapping represents a
function?
Choice One Choice Two
3 –1 2 2
1 2 –1 3
0 3 3 –2
0
Choice 1
Unit 4 - Relations and Functions
11
Example 6
Which relation mapping represents a function?
A. B.
B
Unit 4 - Relations and Functions 12
Vertical Line Test
•Vertical Line Test: a relation is a function
if a vertical line drawn through its graph,
passes through only one point.
Would this
graph be a
function?
YES
Unit 4 - Relations and Functions 14
Vertical Line Test
Would this
graph be a
function?
NO
Unit 4 - Relations and Functions 15
Is the following function discrete or
continuous? What is the Domain?
What is the Range?
Discrete
-7, 1, 5, 7, 8, 10
1, 0, -7, 5, 2, 8
continuous
8,8
6,6
continuous
0,45
10,70
discrete
-7, -5, -3, -1, 1, 3, 5, 7
2, 3, 4, 5, 7