Relations and Functions

Standard: UNDERSTAND that a function is a rule that

assigns to each input exactly one output. The graph

of a function is the set of ordered pairs consisting of
an input and the corresponding output.
Note: Function notation is not required in Grade 8.

relation is a set of __________________.

ordered pairs
A ________

Relation = { (3,5),(-2,8),(-3,8),(0,-6) }

domain is the ______

set of ______
x
The ________
values.

range
set
y
The ________
is the ______
of ______
values.

EXAMPLE
Relation = { (3,5),(-2,8),(-3,8),(0,-6) }

Domain: { ____, ____, ___, ____}

Range: {____ , ___, ____}

EXAMPLE
Relation = { (3,5),(-2,8),(-3,8),(0,-6) }

Domain: { ____,
-3 ____,
-2 ___,
0 ____}
3

Range: {____ , ___, ____}

EXAMPLE
Relation = { (3,5),(-2,8),(-3,8),(0,-6) }

Domain: { ____,
-3 ____,
-2 ___,
0 ____}
3

Range: {____
____}
-6 , ___,
5
8

Three other ways to represent a relation:

Domain
1. Mapping:

-3
-2
0
3

Range

-6
5
8

Three other ways to represent a relation:

2. Table:
domain

range

x
-3

y
8

-2

-6

Three other ways to represent a relation:

3. Graph:

Example 1:

Represent the following relations as a set of ordered pairs.

-2
0
5
6

-3
2
7

(-2, 2) (0, -3) (5, 7) (6, 7)

(2,0) (-2,2) (-2,-2) (-6, 2)}

x
-3

y
0

-1

-2

-7

(-3,0) (-1,-2) (0,3) (2,-7) (4,4)

function
A ___________
is a relation in which no number in the
_________
is __________.
(the x-value can not
domain
repeated
repeat)
Functions can be represented four different ways:
mapping
1. ______________
graph
2. ______________
table
3. ______________
set of ordered pairs
4. ______________

Example 2:

Represent the following function as a mapping, graph, and table.

{(7,4),(-3,6),(5,8),(4,3),(1,-3)}

-3
1
4
5
7

-3
3
4
6
8

{(7,4),(-3,6),(5,8),(4,3),(1,-3)}

{(7,4),(-3,6),(5,8),(4,3),(1,-3)}

x
-3
1
4
5
7

y
6
-3
3
8
4

Example 3: Are the following relations also functions?

0
-2
3
-7

-4
5

0
-2
3
-7

-4
5
8

Each element of the

domain is only used
once.
FUNCTION

3 is used twice.
NOT A
FUNCTION

N
O
I
T
C
FUN

Will all vertical lines cross the

graph at only one point?
YES. Each x is only used once.

N
O
I
T
UNC

Will all vertical lines cross the

graph at only one point?
YES. Each x is only used once.

A
T
O
N
N
O
I
T
C
N
U
F

Will all vertical lines cross

the graph at only one
point?
NO. x =-3 is used twice.

A
T
O
N
N
O
I
T
C
N
U
F

Will all vertical lines cross

the graph at only one
point?
NO. x =-2 is used three times.

x
-4

y
0

-2

-3

-4

A
T
O
N
N
O
I
T
C
N
U
F

Are all x values used only

once?
NO. x = - 4 is used twice.

Turn and Talk:

What are the characteristics of a function
and a relation?

How is a function different from a relation?

EQ: What are the characteristics of a

function
and how can you use those characteristics
to represent the function in multiple
ways?