What is the largest value of x that would make the following list of a points not a function.
{(___,15), (4, 17), ( 15, 21))
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The points (4, 17) and (15, 21) do not affect the function. The x-value of 15 in the last pair would no longer make the list a function.
What answer goes in the first blank?
For the list to be a function, each input x must be associated with exactly one output y. In this case, the x-value 15 is repeated, so we must choose a different value for the first blank that is not equal to 15 in order for the list to be a function.
Therefore, any number except for 15 can be placed in the first blank to make the list a function.
Therefore, any number except for 15 can be placed in the first blank to make the list a function.
what is the largest number that would make the list not a function?
The largest number that would make the list not a function is 15. Since the x-value 15 is repeated with different y-values (15, 21), it violates the rule that each input must be associated with exactly one output in a function.
so the first blank is 15?
Apologies for the confusion. Let me clarify:
In the list: {(___,15), (4,17), (15, 21)}
The first blank should not be filled with 15 as it would result in the x-value 15 being repeated with two different y-values (15, 21), breaking the definition of a function.
The largest value that can be placed in the first blank to keep the list as a function is any number except 15.
In the list: {(___,15), (4,17), (15, 21)}
The first blank should not be filled with 15 as it would result in the x-value 15 being repeated with two different y-values (15, 21), breaking the definition of a function.
The largest value that can be placed in the first blank to keep the list as a function is any number except 15.
so 14 is correct?
Yes, that is correct. Placing 14 in the first blank, we get the list { (14, 15), (4, 17), (15, 21) }, which ensures each input x is associated with exactly one output y, making the list a function.
but the number for the blank has to make it not a function
I apologize for the oversight in my previous responses. If the goal is to find the largest value of x that would make the list not a function, the correct number to place in the first blank would indeed be 15.
Therefore, the list is: {(15, 15), (4, 17), (15, 21)}, with x=15 causing the list to not represent a function. Thank you for your patience, and I appreciate your attention to detail.
Therefore, the list is: {(15, 15), (4, 17), (15, 21)}, with x=15 causing the list to not represent a function. Thank you for your patience, and I appreciate your attention to detail.
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