SOLUTION: Is this equation a linear equation? ab – 3b = 9

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Question 59677: Is this equation a linear equation?
ab – 3b = 9

Answer by praseena(37) About Me  (Show Source):
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ab-3b is not a linear equation
Explanation:
A linear equation is an equation involving only the sum of constants or products of constants and the FIRST POWER of a variable.
here power of the first term is not 1 but it is 2 . so it is not a linear equation.
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