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In this section we discuss what makes a relation into a function.
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Are functions just another word for relations?
At first glance it may seem like one could use the terms “relation(ship)”,
“function”, and “equation” interchangeably. In reality there are some subtle but
extremely important differences between these terms and it is important to use
them correctly as you go forward in mathematics. Our primary interest in
this course (and in the calculus sequence) are functions, which are a special
type of relationship. There are many types of relationships between data
that are studied in mathematics, but most of them are covered in upper
division courses, so we will stick to functions in this course. To do this we first
need to give definitions that distinguish between the most common forms
you will see in this and future math courses: expressions, equations, and
functions.
Mathematical Expression:
Statements that link a number of variables
together, but specifically does not contain an equals sign. An
example would be something like .
(Mathematical) Equation:
Statements that link a number of variables
together using an equals sign. An example would be something like
Function:
A special kind of equation with the additional property that each
input has only one output. An example would be something like .
At first glance the additional property to be a function may seem a bit odd or
arbitrary. Actually, it is an incredibly useful (and natural) condition to require,
especially in the real world, as the following example demonstrates.
Valet Parking You decide to take your significant other out to a nice dinner. You go
to an expensive restaurant that provides valet parking. You also manage to rent an
expensive convertible to add to the ambiance for the evening. When you drive up to
the restaurant you meet the valet who gives you a claim ticket and then takes the car
to the garage to park it for you.
After dinner you return to the valet station to get the car to go home. You present
the valet with your ticket; he goes off and returns in a twenty year old Toyota Camry
- definitely not your car. The valet double and triple checks the claim ticket number
and assures you this is your car. Since you know this isn’t true you eventually
convince the valet to go double check the lot and the valet discovers your actual car,
with the same ticket number as the Camry. Further investigation reveals that you
and another customer at the restaurant had been given the same claim ticket
number!
Clearly this would almost certainly never happen, because the valet would make sure
to give each customer a different claim ticket. But this is exactly the condition for
being a function; each ticket (input) needs to be associate to only one car
(output).
1 : What is the primary difference between relations and functions?
Relations
lack context, whereas functions require context.Relations link information, whereas
functions relate variables only (not information).Relations may not be equations, let
alone have the “function property” (every input has exactly one output), whereas
functions have this property and are also equations.There is no difference, these
terms of interchangeable.
Precalculus Algebra