SOLUTION: what label describes the following: 3x^2+5=12: (A)Linear equation (B) Equation which is not linear or (c)expression

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Question 106588: what label describes the following: 3x^2+5=12: (A)Linear equation (B) Equation which is not linear or (c)expression
Answer by edjones(8007) About Me  (Show Source):
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B.
it is an equation because it has an equal sign with numbers or variables on both sides of it.
It is not linear because the variable is higher than the 1st power.
Ed
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