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Relations and Functions — Quiz

Question 3 • College Readiness Mathematics

Which of the following scenarios exhibits a function relation? Take the first set listed to be the domain of the relation.

Answer
A
the set of birthdays and the set of students in a class
B
the set of car make and models and the set of people in a certain town
C
the set of tree heights and the set of trees in a forest
D
the set of people with Social Security cards and the set of Social Security numbers

Explanation

A relation is a function when every input in the domain is paired with exactly one output. Each person with a Social Security card has one Social Security number, so choice D is a function relation. The other choices can assign multiple inputs to one output or one input to multiple outputs—for example, several students can share a birthday.

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