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Question 205429: What similarities and differences do you see between functions and linear equations? Are all linear equations functions? Is there an instance in which a linear equation is not a function? Create an equation of a nonlinear functions.
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Answer by solver91311(24713) About Me  (Show Source):
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All 2-variable linear equations that can be expressed in slope-intercept form, i.e. . This is all linear equations except those of the form that represent vertical lines.

John

Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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What similarities and differences do you see between functions and linear equations?
Not all functions are linear.
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Are all linear equations functions? No
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Is there an instance in which a linear equation is not a function?
Yes: x = 1 is such an example
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Create an equation of a nonlinear functions.
y=x^2
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Cheers,
Stan H.