document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=185048>Question 185048</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/9780078799129/algebrahomeworkh></A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> determine whether each equation is a linear equation. Explain. If an equation is linear, identify A,B, and C. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=-1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x=5y+7 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "y=-1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x=5y+7<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "They're both linear.  The highest exponent is a 1, so they're 1st order, linear.  If you graph them it's a straight line, or linear.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "For the 1st:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0x + 1y = -1, so I suspect A, B and C are 0, 1 and -1 respectively, but I'm not certain.<BR>\n" );
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