SOLUTION: i dont know how to decide whether this eguation " 3x + 5+= 2y" is a linear function.

Question 209983This question is from textbook focus on Advanced Algebra
: i dont know how to decide whether this eguation " 3x + 5+= 2y" is a linear function. This question is from textbook focus on Advanced Algebra

Answer by Earlsdon(6294) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
An equation is "linear" if the degree of the independent variable (x in this case) is 1.
Another way to determine if the equation is linear is to graph it and see if you get a straight line. If you do, the equation is linear, if you don't, it isn't!
Your equation is:
Solve for y:
Let's see what the graph of this equation looks like:

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