document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=990578>Question 990578</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You can find the  area of a square using the equation s to the second power equals a, where s equals the side length and a the area. Is this a linear relationship? How do you know? <BR>\n" );
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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 #610589 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><B>stanbon(75887)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><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=610589\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You can find the area of a square using the equation s to the second power equals a, where s equals the side length and a the area. Is this a linear relationship? How do you know?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A = s^2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Not linear<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Why?:: variable \"s\" is raised to the 2nd power.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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