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A relationship that occurs when variable quantities are directly proportional to one another. A linear relationship can be represented on a graph as a STRAIGHT LINE.

Linear relationships always follow the formula:

y=mx+b

where y is the value of the y-coordinate,

where my is the slope of the line,

where x is the value of the x-coordinate,

and b is the y-intercept

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