{ (1, 3), (2, 5), (3, –4), (4, –3), (5, –1) }The above is

A relation is a function if every input (the first number in each ordered pair) is paired with exactly one output. Here the inputs are 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, and each appears only once. Therefore, the relation is a function.

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