[Math] Determine whether each of the relations $f=\{(a,b), (c,d), (e,f), (g,h), (i,j)\}$ is a function with domain $\{1,2,3,4\}$

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1.) Determine whether each of the following relations is a function with domain $\{1,2,3,4\}$. For any relation that is not a function, explain why it isn't.

a.) $f=\{(1,1), (2,1), (3,1), (4,1), (3,3)\}$. – The answer in back of the book states the following: "Not a function; $f$ contains two different pairs of the form $(3,-)$." What does the dash mean?

b.) $f=\{(1,2), (2,3), (4,2)\}$ – ?
d.) $f=\{(1,1), (1,2), (1,3), (1,4)\}$ – ?
e.) $f=\{(1,4), (2,3), (3,2), (4,1)\}$ – ?

Best Answer

A function is well defined, that means $x=y\implies f(x)=f(y)$ but you have once $f(3)=1$ and $f(3)=3$ try for the rst. for your control, b is no function, d is no function but e is a function.

In b) you have no function because $f(3)$ does not exist, but a function assigns to every object of your domain, an object of your codomain.