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 #610591 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Timnewman><B>Timnewman(323)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Timnewman><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=Timnewman><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=610591\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=s=a%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"s=a%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then,The above equation is aquadratic equation not linear equation.The reason is that quadratic equation is a degree two equation(i,e,the variable is in the power of two) but linear equation is always a degree one equation.(i.e,the variable(s) is in the power of one.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If it is in degree three,it is called cubic equation.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Note that all these belong to a class called polynomial.<BR>\n" );
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