SOLUTION: what is 6+y=8 and is it linear?

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Question 1199466: what is 6+y=8 and is it linear?
Answer by ikleyn(52908) About Me  (Show Source):
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6 + y = 8 is an equation.

It is a linear equation, since it includes variable y in degree 1
and does not include variable y in other degrees.

Its solution is y = 8 - 6 = 2.

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