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Example: Determining if the Relation {(4,8),(2,4),(1,2),(0,0),(1,2),(2,4),(4,8)}\{(-4, 8), (-2, 4), (-1, 2), (0, 0), (1, 2), (2, 4), (4, 8)\} is a One-to-One Function

Consider the relation defined by the set of ordered pairs: \{(-4, 8), (-2, 4), (-1, 2), (0, 0), (1, 2), (2, 4), (4, 8)\}$. First, observe that each xvalueispairedwithonlyone-value is paired with only one yvalue,whichconfirmsthattherelationisavalidmathematicalfunction.Next,todetermineifthefunctionisonetoone,checkwhetherany-value, which confirms that the relation is a valid mathematical function. Next, to determine if the function is one-to-one, check whether any yvaluecorrespondstomultiple-value corresponds to multiple xvalues.Inthisset,the-values. In this set, the yvalue-value 8ispairedwithbothis paired with bothx = -4andandx = 4.Similarly,the. Similarly, the yvalue-value 4ispairedwithbothis paired with bothx = -2andandx = 2,andthe, and the yvalue-value 2ispairedwithbothis paired with bothx = -1andandx = 1.Becausesome. Because some yvaluescorrespondtomorethanone-values correspond to more than one x$$-value, this function is not one-to-one.

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