SOLUTION: What are the characteristics of a function? And how can you tell that a function is linear if you're given a description of a situation?

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Question 934929: What are the characteristics of a function? And how can you tell that a function is linear if you're given a description of a situation?
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easy way to look at an equation and know if it is linear or not is to look at the degree of the function
the degree is simple the exponent of x
if you have y=x%5Ehighlight%282%29 it is a function of degree 2, but if you have y=x=x%5Ehighlight%281%29 it is a function of degree 1 or linear function