document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=59678>Question 59678</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Is this equation a linear equation? \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y = 3x - 8  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #40939 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=praseena><B>praseena(37)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-07.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=praseena><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=40939\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> yes,  y=3x-2 is a linear equation.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "explanation:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A linear equation is an equation involving only the sum of constants or products of constants and the  FIRST POWER  of a variable. Such an equation is equivalent to equating a first-degree polynomial to zero. These equations are called \"linear\" because they represent straight lines in Cartesian coordinates. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a linear equation in one varible means which contains only one variable.fo example, 6x+3=7  and its general form is ax +b =0, where a and b are constants.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a linear equation in two varibals means which contains two variables.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "for example,\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " y = 3x + 5    <BR>\n" );
document.write( "the general for of a linear equation in two variable is y=ax+b, where a and b are constants.<BR>\n" );
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