Which of the following best describes the equation below?

y = 4x3 + 7

A.

both linear and nonlinear

B.

nonlinear

C.

neither linear nor nonlinear

D.

linear

Question

Which of the following best describes the equation below?


y = 4x3 + 7







  A. 

both linear and nonlinear 
  
  B. 

nonlinear 
  
  C. 

neither linear nor nonlinear 
  
  D. 

linear

triciaal · Answer

do you mean 4 times x to the third power plus 7 ?

triciaal · Answer

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triciaal · Answer

this is a cubic function, the highest power of the independent variable is 3 
for a linear function the highest power of the independent variable is 1  example y = mx + b