Identify the linear term in the function? PLEASE HELP!!! y = 2x ^(2) - 5 * - 12

Question

Identify the linear term in the function? PLEASE HELP!!!


`y = 2x ^(2) - 5 * - 12`

Answer 1

A linear term is a term with a degree of 1, or just x. You can think of linear equation this way too: a linear equation is in the form y=mx+b. The x in a linear equation is raised to the power of 1, thus making it linear.
So, the linear term is -5x.

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