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Example: Determining that the Relation {(8,4),(4,2),(2,1),(0,0),(2,1),(4,2),(8,4)}\{(8, -4), (4, -2), (2, -1), (0, 0), (2, 1), (4, 2), (8, 4)\} is Not a Function

Consider the relation defined by the set of ordered pairs: {(8,4),(4,2),(2,1),(0,0),(2,1),(4,2),(8,4)}\{(8, -4), (4, -2), (2, -1), (0, 0), (2, 1), (4, 2), (8, 4)\}. To determine if this relation is a mathematical function, inspect the first coordinates. The xx-value 88 is paired with both 4-4 and 44, the xx-value 44 is paired with both 2-2 and 22, and the xx-value 22 is paired with both 1-1 and 11. Because single xx-values correspond to multiple yy-values, this relation is not a function. The domain is {0,2,4,8}\{0, 2, 4, 8\}, and the range is {4,2,1,0,1,2,4}\{-4, -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 4\}.

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