Question

Is this equation linear?

y=x^2+3?

Is this equation linear?
y= x/4+7 (The x/4 is a fraction)

Answer 1

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Answer:

• no
• yes

Explanation:

In the equation ...

y = x² +3

the largest variable exponent is 2, which is not 1. The equation is not linear.

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In the equation ...

y = (1/4)x +7

the largest variable exponent is 1, so the equation is linear.