document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=525855>Question 525855</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Is 1/2y=1 a linear equation? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "1y=1*2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1y = 2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y = 2/1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y = 2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since the equation is in the form y = mx+b, where m = 0 and b = 2, this means that y = 2 is a linear equation.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So by extension, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \frac{1}{2}y = 1\"> is also a linear equation. </SPAN>\n" );
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