Which of the indicated correspondences define functions? Explain. Let P be the set of patients in a hospital, let D be the set of doctors on the hospital staff, and N be the set of nurses on the hospital staff. A. A patient corresponds to the doctor if that doctor admitted the patient to the hospital. B. A patient corresponds to the nurse if that nurse cares for the patient.

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2022-08-04

Which of the indicated correspondences define functions? Explain. Let P be the set of patients in a hospital, let D be the set of doctors on the hospital staff, and N be the set of nurses on the hospital staff. A. A patient corresponds to the doctor if that doctor admitted the patient to the hospital. B. A patient corresponds to the nurse if that nurse cares for the patient.

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Malcolm Mcbride

Malcolm Mcbride

Beginner2022-08-05Added 20 answers

The coorespondence P D is a function, since a patient isadmitted by only one doctor, this means that a given element of P is mapped to only one doctor. This is inline with the definition of a function
However, P N is not a function
Since multiple nurses can care for a single patient, that means that a single element of P can be mapped to multiple elements in N. This violates the definition of a function, so P N isjust a relation.

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