Mathematical Language

and Symbol
GE 112
Mathematics in the Modern World

Faculty, Math & Stat Department

College of Arts & Sciences
University of Southeastern Philippines
 Binary Relations

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 Binary Relations

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 Three Ways to Represent a Relation

Mapping

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 Three Ways to Represent a Relation

Table

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 Three Ways to Represent a Relation

Graph

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 Functions

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 Functions

Example 2

State whether or not the following relations

could be a function or not.
x y
2 3
5 7
3 8
-2 -5
8 7

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Vertical Line Test

Graphs can be used to determine if a relation

is a function by using the vertical line test. If
the vertical line intersects the graph of an
equation at exactly one point, then the
equation is a function; otherwise it is not a
function.

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Example 3

Determine if the equation corresponds to the graph below is a function

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