Which of the following best describes the equation below? y = 2x + 14

A. linear
B. neither linear nor nonlinear
C. nonlinear
D. both linear and nonlinear

Question

Which of the following best describes the equation below?  y = 2x + 14

A.  	linear
	B.  	neither linear nor nonlinear
	C.  	nonlinear
	D.  	both linear and nonlinear

anonymous · Answer

Provide the graphs.

mathstudent55 · Answer

Linear means it graphs as a straight line.
Nonlinear means the graph is not a line.
You can graph it and find from the graph what the answer is.
Another way of doing it is that if the variables in an equation are to the first degree (exponent 1 which is not written) then the graph is a line.