document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=230853>Question 230853</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Could you please tell me whether or not the equations are linear and why?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x=y,    6=x , xy=5 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #170980 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=170980\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If you can convert it to a form of:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "ax + by = c\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "or:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y = mx + b\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "then it's linear.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = y is in the form of y = mx + b.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "6 = x is already in the form of ax + by = c\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "It's the same as x = 6.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "xy = 5 is probably not linear.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "you get y = 5/x which doesn't conform to a linear equation form.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "graphs of these equations can be seen by clicking on the following hyperlink.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<a  rel=nofollow HREF= \"http://theo.x10hosting.com/problems/230853.html\" target = \"_blank\">Picture of graph of equations</a>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y = 5/x is definitely not linear.\r<BR>\n" );
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