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F(x) = 4/9x + 7
linear or nonlinear?

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12 votes

Answer:

It depends on what you meant. See below.

Explanation:

What you wrote means this:


f(x) = (4)/(9)x + 7

This is linear.

If you meant this


f(x) = (4)/(9x) + 7

or this


f(x) = (4)/(9x + 7)

then it's non-linear.

An x in the denominator makes a function non-linear.

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Answer:

linear. :)

Explanation:

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