document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=12269>Question 12269</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Is the equation 4x-1=16 linear? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #6258 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=khwang><B>khwang(438)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=khwang><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=6258\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">  Yes, any equation of 1st order is linear.<BR>\n" );
document.write( " Geometricaly,it may be a line , a plane or a hyperplane. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " e.g 2 x + 5 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "     3x - 5y = 6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "     4x + 7y -z = 9 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " Forget another wrong answer.  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " Kenny </SPAN>\n" );
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