SOLUTION: is this a linear equation 4x-2y=-1 explain

Question 80167: is this a linear equation 4x-2y=-1 explain
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Solving for y we get:

Subtract 4x from both sides

Divide both sides by -2

So y equals

Since y is a function of x in the form of where m=2 and b=1/2, this equation is linear.
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