IXL | Identify functions | 8th grade math

Look at this table:

x	y
1	0
12	8
0	12

Is this relation a function?

yes

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question

Look at this graph:

Is this relation a function?

yes

key idea

A relation is a function if each x-value is paired with exactly one y-value.

You can use the vertical line test on a graph to determine whether a relation is a function.

If it is impossible to draw a vertical line that intersects the graph more than once, then each x-value is paired with exactly one y-value. So, the relation is a function.

If it is possible to draw a vertical line that intersects the graph more than once, then there is an x-value that is paired with more than one y-value. So, the relation is not a function.

solution

Apply the vertical line test:

It is impossible to draw a vertical line that intersects the graph more than once, so the relation is a function.

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