To find: Whether the given set of ordered pair is a relation and it is a function or not.
Answer to Problem 22E
The given relation is not a function.
Explanation of Solution
Given information:
The given ordered pair is
Here, the name of the mother in the town is
The given ordered pair for the name of the mother and the name of her child is a set of relation.
A relation is said to be a function if x -co-ordinate is paired with exactly one y -co-ordinate. In this relation, x -co-ordinate that is the name of the name of the mother can have more than one y -co-ordinate that is child, so the given relation is not a function.
Hence, the given relation is not a function.
Chapter 8 Solutions
Algebra: Structure And Method, Book 1
Additional Math Textbook Solutions
College Algebra with Modeling & Visualization (5th Edition)
Linear Algebra with Applications (9th Edition) (Featured Titles for Linear Algebra (Introductory))
Elementary Algebra: Concepts and Applications (10th Edition)
College Algebra (7th Edition)
Elementary and Intermediate Algebra: Concepts and Applications (7th Edition)
Introductory and Intermediate Algebra for College Students (5th Edition)
- Algebra and Trigonometry (6th Edition)AlgebraISBN:9780134463216Author:Robert F. BlitzerPublisher:PEARSONContemporary Abstract AlgebraAlgebraISBN:9781305657960Author:Joseph GallianPublisher:Cengage LearningLinear Algebra: A Modern IntroductionAlgebraISBN:9781285463247Author:David PoolePublisher:Cengage Learning
- Algebra And Trigonometry (11th Edition)AlgebraISBN:9780135163078Author:Michael SullivanPublisher:PEARSONIntroduction to Linear Algebra, Fifth EditionAlgebraISBN:9780980232776Author:Gilbert StrangPublisher:Wellesley-Cambridge PressCollege Algebra (Collegiate Math)AlgebraISBN:9780077836344Author:Julie Miller, Donna GerkenPublisher:McGraw-Hill Education