document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1047743>Question 1047743</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What do all linear relationships have in common? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #663276 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=addingup><B>addingup(3677)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=addingup><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=addingup><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=663276\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> All linear relationships have a variable and a constant. They can be expressed in a graph where the two are connected with a straight line. It can also be expressed in a mathematical format. <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The constant is a number (5, 7, 12, whatever) and the variable is usually x and/or y.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Take for example: y = 2x+6 The 2 is called a coefficient, it modifies the variable x, and 6 is a constant.<BR>\n" );
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