SOLUTION: If a graph has two lines that form a v shape, is it linear? Why? Or why not?

Question 1106599: If a graph has two lines that form a v shape, is it linear? Why? Or why not?
Answer by ikleyn(52781)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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If a graph has two lines that form a v shape, is it linear?     Answer: No.

Why ? Or why not ?     Answer: All you need to know is   T H I S:   The function is linear if and only if its plot is a straight line.

It is the criterion, and it is the law.

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