How To Tell If A Relation Is A Function?

Each input has exactly one output

No x-value is paired with more than one y-value

A relation is a function if every element in the domain maps to only one element in the range

If a graph passes the vertical line test, it is a function

If any vertical line intersects the graph more than once, it is not a function

In a table, repeated x-values must have the same y-value to be a function

In ordered pairs, the first coordinate cannot repeat with different second coordinates

In a mapping diagram, each input must point to only one output

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