Identify functions
A function is a relation where each input has exactly one output. You can identify functions from a set of points, a table, or a graph (using the vertical line test).
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Concept
Function: Each x-value is paired with only one y-value.
* {(1,2), (2,4), (3,6)} is a function.
* {(1,2), (1,3), (2,4)} is NOT a function, because the input 1 has two different outputs.Vertical Line Test: If a vertical line intersects a graph at more than one point, it is not a function.
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Practice: Identify functions.