Question

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Which equation represents a linear function?
y – 2 = –5(x – 2)
x + 7 = –4(x + 8)
y – 3 = y(x + 4)
y + 9 = x(x – 1)

Answer 1

The first one: y - 2 = -5(x - 2)

Explanation:

Answer 2

The first one. x and y only ever appear as first degree terms.

Second one, no y, third one xy isn't linear, fourth one x squared isn't linear.