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Are all linear equations functions?
yes yes No, vertical lines are not functions
What similarities and differences do you see between the function and linear equations?
Linear equations are a tiny subset of functions. Linear equations are simple, continuous functions.
How can you determine if a linear equation is a function?
If we are talking about a linear equation in the form y = mx + b, then all linear equations are functions. Functions have at most one y value to every x value (there may be more than one x value to every y value, and some x- and y-values may not be assigned at all); all linear equations satisfy this condition.Moreover, linear equations with m ≠ 0 are invertible functions as well, which means that there is at most one x-value to every y-value (as well as vice versa).
Why are not all functions linear equations?
Linear equations can be written as y = mx + b. Any other function would be non-linear. Some linear equations are: y = 3x y = 2 y = -2x + 4 y = 3/4x - 0.3 Some non-linear functions are: f(x) = x2 y = sqrt(x) f(x) = x3 + x2 - 2
The domain for f x is all real numbers greater than or equal to?
This is a function. Functions are used in trigonometry and algebra equations. They are also used in calculus to find out a series of numbers.
