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How do I determine if this equation is a linear function or a nonlinear function?
Solution
The easiest way I have for knowing the difference between linear and nonlinear is the exponent
value on the variable x.
It is important to understand the root word in linear. It is LINE. A straight line, no curves.
For example:
y = 2x - 3 This is linear because the exponent on x is one. Thus your slope is standard rise over
run, like a stair step and simply goes up or down.
Y = x^2 + x + 4 is nonlinear. When graphed it becomes a parabola, which looks like a hill on
your graph. This is because the exponent on the variable of x is more than one.
This pattern continues on for all equations. Hope this helps to put it into easy to understand
terms. :)

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