SOLUTION: is y = 1/3x + 5 a linear equation when y=-3x + 5 is a linear equation?

Question 188008: is y = 1/3x + 5 a linear equation when y=-3x + 5 is a linear equation?
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A linear equation is an algebraic equation in which each term is either a constant or the product of a constant and (the first power of) a single variable. The origin of the name "linear" comes from the fact that the set of solutions of such an equation forms a straight line in the plane.

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