Algebra 2 (1st Edition)

Published by McDougal Littell
ISBN 10: 0618595414
ISBN 13: 978-0-61859-541-9

Chapter 2 Linear Equations and Functions - 2.1 Represent Relations and Functions - 2.1 Exercises - Skill Practice - Page 77: 15

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The student has flipped x and y. When determining whether something is a function or not, it does not matter that there is one value of x for every value of y; it matters that there is one value of y for every value of x. Thus, we see that it is not a function.
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