SOLUTION: Is x+(x/y)=7 a linear equation?

SOLUTION: Is x+(x/y)=7 a linear equation?

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Question 639028: Is x+(x/y)=7 a linear equation?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
No, you are dividing by 'y' which will not make it a linear equation.

Also, linear equations are of the form y = mx+b, but there is no way to get x+(x/y)=7 into that form
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