Question 288924: my homework paper say to graph each equation and tell whether it is linear Found 2 solutions by stanbon, alegriajoy33:Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! my homework paper say to graph each equation and tell whether it is linear
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An equation is linear if you can write it in the form y = mx+b
where y is not zero.
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Cheers,
Stan H.
You can put this solution on YOUR website! for an equatio to be linear you must be able to rewrite the equation as y=mx+b where m is the slope x is alway x and b is the point at which the line crosses the y axis.
a linear equation forms a line. If the graph you make forms a line it is linear.
To graph the equations you will start at point b which is (0,b) and then use the slope or m. change m into a fraction. The top number of the fraction you would go up or down that many poits depending on weather it is negative or positive and the botom number you would go over that many also depending on weather the number is negative or positive. positive numbers go up and right. negative numbers go down and left.
Hope this helps you out.
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