SOLUTION: 3x^2y = 6 is linear or nonlinear and why

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Question 869694: 3x^2y = 6 is linear or nonlinear and why
Found 2 solutions by mananth, Fombitz:
Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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degree is 2
so not linear

Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Not sure if you mean %283x%29%5E%282y%29=6 or 3%2Ax%5E%282y%29=6, either way the reason is the same.
2y=log%283x%2C%286%29%29
y=%281%2F2%29log%283x%2C%286%29%29
This is a non-linear function because log is a non-linear function.