Answer:
A set of ordered pairs represents a function if each input (first coordinate) corresponds to one and only one output (second coordinate). In other words, there can't be two different second coordinates for the same first coordinate.
Using this definition, we can determine which of the sets of ordered pairs represents a function:
A: {(-4, -3), (-2, -1), (-2, 0), (0, -2), (0, 2)}
The input -2 has two different outputs (-1 and 0), and the input 0 also has two different outputs (-2 and 2). Therefore, this set does not represent a function.
B: {(-5, -5), (-5, -4), (-5, -3), (-5, -2), (-3, 0)}
The input -5 has four different outputs (-5, -4, -3, and -2), but each of the other inputs has only one output. Therefore, this set does not represent a function.
C: {(-4, -5), (-4, 0), (-3, -4), (0, -3), (3, -2)}
The input -4 has two different outputs (-5 and 0), but each of the other inputs has only one output. Therefore, this set does not represent a function.
D: {(-6, -3), (-4, -3), (-3, -3), (-2, -3), (0, 0)}
Each input has only one output, so this set represents a function.
Therefore, the set of ordered pairs that represent a function is D: {(-6, -3), (-4, -3), (-3, -3), (-2, -3), (0, 0)}.
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