Is the relation below a function?

Select the correct answer.

(1 point)
Responses

This is a function because each domain has one range.
This is a function because each domain has one range.

This is a function because each range has one domain.
This is a function because each range has one domain.

This is not a function because the domain of -2 has more than one range.
This is not a function because the domain of -2 has more than one range.

This is not a function because the range of 1 has more than one domain.

1 answer

To determine whether the relation is a function, we need to analyze the sets of ordered pairs and check the definition of a function: A relation is a function if every element in the domain corresponds to exactly one element in the range.

Given the available responses:

  1. "This is a function because each domain has one range." - This is correct if the relation is indeed a function.

  2. "This is a function because each range has one domain." - This is incorrect; a function does not require each range value to have only one associated domain value.

  3. "This is not a function because the domain of -2 has more than one range." - This is correct if -2 indeed corresponds to multiple range values.

  4. "This is not a function because the range of 1 has more than one domain." - This is incorrect; a function only concerns the uniqueness in the domain, not the range.

If the relation indeed has a case where a single domain value (like -2) corresponds to more than one range value, the correct answer would be the third option: "This is not a function because the domain of -2 has more than one range."

If you could provide the specific relation you're analyzing, I could give you a more precise answer.