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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #548537 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><B>richwmiller(17219)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><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=richwmiller><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=548537\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A linear equation is an equation which forms a line and can be seen when plotted on a graph.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A linear equation is of the form <BR>\n" );
document.write( "ax+by+c=0 standard form<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=mx+b slope intercept form<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The b's are not equal<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I'll never understand why they use such confusing letters for the variables when there are 26 to choose from.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Notice that there is no exponent higher than one<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x and/or m and/or or b can equal 0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "An equation with an exponent of 2 is called quadratic. \r<BR>\n" );
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