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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Determine whether each relation is a function. 1) y=x - 5

OpenStudy (raffle_snaffle):

yeah it is a funtion

OpenStudy (raffle_snaffle):

because it passes the vertical line test...

OpenStudy (raffle_snaffle):

|dw:1396134026074:dw|

OpenStudy (richyw):

maybe look at that graph again @raffle_snaffle

OpenStudy (anonymous):

can you show me the steps

OpenStudy (anonymous):

guys

OpenStudy (the_fizicx99):

Raffle you plot the y intercept at (0,-5)

OpenStudy (richyw):

OpenStudy (richyw):

ok so to be a function, for each value of x, there must only be one value of y. That's why you can use the vertical line test.

OpenStudy (richyw):

so something like this|dw:1396134706627:dw|would not be a function

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