SOLUTION: what label describes the following: 3x^2+5=12: (A)Linear equation (B) Equation which is not linear or (c)expression

Question 106588: what label describes the following: 3x^2+5=12: (A)Linear equation (B) Equation which is not linear or (c)expression
Answer by edjones(8007) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
B.
it is an equation because it has an equal sign with numbers or variables on both sides of it.
It is not linear because the variable is higher than the 1st power.
Ed

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