What Makes a FunctionOne input, one output — and the two tests that check it.8th GradeA relation is a function when every input has exactlyone output. Inputs may not repeat with differentoutputs.f(x) — one x in, one y out{(1,2), (2,4), (3,6)}functionEvery input appears once.{(1,2), (1,5)}not a functionThe input 1 has two different outputs.Vertical line teston a graphIf a vertical line hits twice, it is not a function.{(1,2), (3,2)}functionOutputs may repeat. Inputs may not.THE COMMON MISTAKErepeated y values break itrepeated x values with different y break itOutputs can repeat freely. y = 5 is a perfectly good function.f(x) is not f times x. It means the output of f when the input is x.What Makes a Functionlearnposters.com
What Makes a Function — printable math wall chart from LearnPosters. Free vector PDF, US Letter and A4.

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The rule, 4 worked examples, and the mistake everyone makes.

f(x) is not f times x. It means the output of f when the input is x.

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What’s on the What Makes a Function poster?
The rule, 4 worked examples, and the mistake everyone makes. A relation is a function when every input has exactly one output. Inputs may not repe…; f(x) — one x in, one y out; {(1,2), (2,4), (3,6)} = function; {(1,2), (1,5)} = not a function; Vertical line test = on a graph; {(1,2), (3,2)} = function; Common mistake: repeated y values break it → repeated x values with different y break it. f(x) is not f times x. It means the output of f when the input is x.
Who is the What Makes a Function poster for?
What Makes a Function is filed under 8th Grade (ages 13–14), so it matches what that year asks a child to remember. It is equally useful to an older student revisiting math, and to the parent or teacher answering the question at the kitchen table.
When should you use the What Makes a Function poster?
Ask whether any input appears twice with different outputs. That is the only disqualifier. A wall chart earns its place by being glanceable from where the work is happening, so What Makes a Function belongs on the wall where that math work actually happens, within glancing distance, rather than filed away.
What other posters go with What Makes a Function?
Angles and Parallel Lines, Distance and Midpoint and Exponent & Radical Rules sit alongside What Makes a Function in the 8th Grade set. Printed together they make a wall rather than a single sheet, which is how a reference set actually gets used.Angles and Parallel LinesDistance and MidpointExponent & Radical Rules
Is the What Makes a Function poster free to download and print?
Yes. What Makes a Function downloads as a free PDF with no account, no email and no watermark, like everything else in the 8th Grade set. Print as many copies as you like for a home, a classroom, a library or a tutoring group; reselling the file is the only thing the licence rules out.Read the licence
What size does the What Makes a Function poster print at?
What Makes a Function is a vector PDF laid out for US Letter, and prints on A4 with Fit to page — the same file, no separate download. Because every mark on it is drawn rather than photographed, it stays sharp enlarged to A3, A2 or A1 at a copy shop. Colour carries emphasis only, so a greyscale print of What Makes a Function loses nothing.Printing guide

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