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Question 80167: is this a linear equation 4x-2y=-1 explain
Answer by jim_thompson5910(28476) About Me  (Show Source):
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Solving for y we get:

4x-2y=-1

-2y=-1-4x Subtract 4x from both sides

y=%28-1-4x%29%2F-2 Divide both sides by -2

So y equals

y=1%2F2%2B2x

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