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A function is a specific type of relation where each input (x) corresponds to a unique output (y), meaning no two ordered pairs can have the same first element. Examples are provided to illustrate which sets of ordered pairs qualify as functions and which do not. Additionally, the vertical line test is introduced as a graphical method to determine if a graph represents a function.

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functions

A function is a specific type of relation where each input (x) corresponds to a unique output (y), meaning no two ordered pairs can have the same first element. Examples are provided to illustrate which sets of ordered pairs qualify as functions and which do not. Additionally, the vertical line test is introduced as a graphical method to determine if a graph represents a function.

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In yourFunctions
JHS years, you have been
introduced and provided discussions
on functions and relations. What
makes a function distinct from a
relation? Are all functions
considered relations? Or, are all
relations considered functions?
A function is a relation defined as a set of
ordered pairs (x, y) where no two or more distinct
ordered pairs have the same first element (x); that is,
every value of x corresponds to a unique value of y. A
function can be named using any letter of the English
alphabet.
Example 1 : Determine whether each of the following is a
function or not.
a. f = {(0, -1), (2, -5), (4, -9), (6, -13) b. R = {(a, 0), (b, -1), (c, 0), (d, -1)
c. g = {(5, -10), (25, -75), (50, -100) d. T = {(-2, 0), (-1, 1), (0, 1), (-2, 2)

Solution: The examples given in (a) and (b) are functions since no two ordered pairs have
the same values of x.
Example (c) is not a function as it does not indicate a set. It is simply a listing of
ordered pairs. Example (d) is not a function because there are ordered pairs having the
same first element x.
Another way to determine functions is through their
graphs. Recall that in a function, every value of the
independent variable, say x, corresponds to a unique value of
the dependent variable, y. Therefore, any vertical line drawn
through the graph of a function must intersect the graph at
exactly one point. This is known as the vertical line test for a
function.

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