Question

What are linear and nonlinear equations?

Answer 1

Using an Equation

Simplify the equation as closely as possible to the form of y = mx + b. Check to see if your equation has exponents. If it has exponents, it is nonlinear. If your equation has no exponents, it is linear

Answer 2

Linear equations are equations whose highest power of the variables is 1. The graph of a linear equation is a straight line.

A nonlinear equation is an equation whose highest power of the variables is not 1 and the graph is not a straight line.