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    The document defines relations and functions. A relation is a correspondence between two sets where each element in the first set maps to one or more elements in the second set. A function is a special type of relation where each element in the first set maps to exactly one element in the second set. Functions can be represented using mapping diagrams, ordered pairs, equations, and graphs. The vertical line test is used to determine if a graph represents a function.

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    The document defines relations and functions. A relation is a correspondence between two sets where each element in the first set maps to one or more elements in the second set. A function is a special type of relation where each element in the first set maps to exactly one element in the second set. Functions can be represented using mapping diagrams, ordered pairs, equations, and graphs. The vertical line test is used to determine if a graph represents a function.

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    Relations

    & Functions
    The moment you give
    up, is the moment you let
    someone else win.
    KOBE BRYANT
    1978-2020
    DEFINITION
    Relation
    A relation is a correspondence between two
    sets where each element in the first set,
    called the domain or input, corresponds to at
    least one element in the second set called
    the range or output
    DEFINITION
    Function
    A function is a rule that assigns to each
    element x in the set X exactly one element y,
    in the set Y. In other words, a function is a
    relation in which each element in the domain
    (input) corresponds to exactly one element
    in the range (output).
    DEFINITION
    Function
    A function is a relation where every value of x
    corresponds to a value of y. That is,
    y = f (x)
    Functions are typically named with a single
    letter like f. If x represents the input value,
    then f (x) represents the output value.

    f (x) is the notation for functions


    WAYS OF REPRESENTING FUNCTIONS

    Mapping Diagram
    X Y

    2 9
    3 25
    6 13

    DOMAIN RANGE
    “X maps with Y ”
    WAYS OF REPRESENTING FUNCTIONS

    Ordered Pairs

    {(2, 9), (3, 13), (6, 25)}

    Mapping Diagram
    WAYS OF REPRESENTING FUNCTIONS

    Equation (Function Notation)

    Ordered Pairs y = 4x + 1

    When is an equation considered a function?


    WAYS OF REPRESENTING FUNCTIONS

    Equation (Function Notation)


    When is an equation considered a function?
    A technique used to determine whether equations
    are indeed functions is to check whether the
    dependent variable y is neither

    a) raised to an even exponent, (x = y 4),


    b) trigonometric, (x = sin y, x = cos y, & x = tan y),
    c) inside of an absolute value (x = | y |), or
    d) inside greatest integer operator (x = [ y ]).
    WAYS OF REPRESENTING FUNCTIONS

    Graph
    Lastly, a function can also be expressed as a
    graph in the cartesian plane. If f is a function,
    then the graph of f is the set of all points (x, y)
    in the cartesian plane for which (x, y) is an
    ordered pair in f .
    WAYS OF REPRESENTING FUNCTIONS

    Graph
    For us to determine whether a graph
    represents a function, we apply the Vertical
    Line Test.

    How does the Vertical Line Test work?


    WAYS OF REPRESENTING FUNCTIONS
    y
    Graph
    Observe the vertical line
    (blue) as it intersects the
    graph of the function x
    y = 4x + 1. At how many
    points will the vertical
    line pass through the
    graph?
    WAYS OF REPRESENTING FUNCTIONS
    y
    Graph
    The Vertical Line Test
    A graph represents a
    function if any vertical x
    line intersects the
    graph at most one
    point.
    Illustrative examples
    Determine whether the given relations
    represent a function or not.
    Mapping Diagram
    1)
    X Y

    1 a
    2 b
    3 c

    function
    Mapping Diagram
    2)
    X Y

    2 p
    4 q
    6 r

    not a function
    Mapping Diagram
    3)
    X Y

    3 m
    6
    n
    9

    function
    Ordered Pairs

    1) {(1, a), (2, b), (3, c), (4, d), (5, e)}

    function
    Ordered Pairs

    2) {(m, 1), (m, 2), (m, 3), (m, 4), (m, 5)}

    not a function
    Ordered Pairs

    3) {(-2, -2), (-1, -1), (0, 0), (1, 1), (2, 2)}

    function
    Ordered Pairs

    4) {(a, 10), (b, 10), (c, 10), (d, 10), (e, 10)}

    function
    Equation (Function Notation)

    1) y = 3x + 5

    function
    Equation (Function Notation)

    2) x = 4

    not a function
    Equation (Function Notation)

    3) y = x

    function
    Equation (Function Notation)

    4) y = -1

    function
    Equation (Function Notation)

    5) x = y 2

    not a function
    Equation (Function Notation)

    6) x = |y |

    not a function
    Graph
    1) y

    not a function
    Graph
    2) y

    not a function
    Graph
    3) y

    not a function
    Graph
    4) y

    function
    Graph
    5) y

    function
    Graph
    6) y

    not a function

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