For a relation to be a function, for every value of x there must be exactly one value of y. Or whatever other variables you choose. A function may also depend on more than one variable, but I am...
A polynomial is specifically a function that resembles the example below:
4x5 + 3x3 - 6x2 + 7x0
It consists of a variable raised to integer exponents and multiplied by different coefficients, and...
Good question. A relation is simply that; any x-value to create any y-value. A function, however, cannot be defined for multiple values of x. In other words, for a relation to be a function, it must...
A function is a specific type of relation.Both a function and a relation have input and output. A function is limited to only one output for each input, though. A relation has no limit on how many...