SOLUTION: How do you determine whether a function is linear and then find the value of f(x). Ex. f(x)=x+7; f(-3)

SOLUTION: How do you determine whether a function is linear and then find the value of f(x). Ex. f(x)=x+7; f(-3)

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Question 339973: How do you determine whether a function is linear and then find the value of f(x). Ex. f(x)=x+7; f(-3)
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The function is linear as it can be written in the form . To find f(-3), plug in x=-3 to get . So

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