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{(0, −5), (1, −4), (2, −3), (3, −2), (4, −1), (5, 0)}
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 8
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 9
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
10
Example 6
Which relation mapping represents a function?
A. B.
B
Unit 4 - Relations and Functions 11
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 13
Vertical Line Test
Would this
graph be a
function?
NO
Unit 4 - Relations and Functions 14
Example 7
Which situation represents a function?