SOLUTION: Is h(x) = 23 a linear function? Why or why not?

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Question 825660: Is h(x) = 23 a linear function? Why or why not?
Found 2 solutions by TimothyLamb, AnlytcPhil:
Answer by TimothyLamb(4379) About Me  (Show Source):
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h(x) = 23
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is indeed a linear function:
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namely, it's a horizontal line (slope=0), at y = 23
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in the general sense, it's a linear equation of the form:
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y(x) = mx + b
m = 0
b = 23
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hence:
y(x) = 0x + 23
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Answer by AnlytcPhil(1806) About Me  (Show Source):
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Is h(x) = 23 a linear function? Why or why not?
Yes because it is of the form 

h(x) = mx + b

where m=0 and b = 23

h(x) = mx + 23

Also its graph is a horizontal line:

graph%28400%2C400%2C-50%2C50%2C-50%2C50%2C23%29

Edwin