Question

Which of the following best describes the equation below? y = -5x^2 - 14 A. linear B. both linear and nonlinear C. neither linear nor nonlinear D. nonlinear

Answer 1

D. Nonlinear

Explanation:

y = -5x^2 - 14 is a parabola.

Linear lines are straight lines.

A parabola is not a straight line.

Answer 2

The answer for the equation is -24 but I’m not sure if it’s A