No.
In analytic geometry a linear function means a first-degree polynomial function of one variable. These functions are called "linear" because their graphs in the Cartesian coordinate plane are a straight lines.
A sine wave does not have a graph that is a straight line.
A linear equation would imply meeting of superposition, that is af(x) + bf(y) = f(ax+by). We know from basic trig that sin(a+b) = sin(a)cos(b) + cos(a)sin(b). We can derive this out and find that sin(a+b) is not the same as sin(a) + sin(b).
This therefore would exclude sin from being linear either in the geometric or systems sense.
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No. A linear equation is just one type of function.If you graph a linear equation, you get a straight line.A "function" on the other hand can take on many different forms: a straight line, a wave line (the sine function), a parabola, etc.No. A linear equation is just one type of function.If you graph a linear equation, you get a straight line.A "function" on the other hand can take on many different forms: a straight line, a wave line (the sine function), a parabola, etc.No. A linear equation is just one type of function.If you graph a linear equation, you get a straight line.A "function" on the other hand can take on many different forms: a straight line, a wave line (the sine function), a parabola, etc.No. A linear equation is just one type of function.If you graph a linear equation, you get a straight line.A "function" on the other hand can take on many different forms: a straight line, a wave line (the sine function), a parabola, etc.
The sine function repeats every 2pi radians (360 degrees).
Assuming the domain is unbounded, the linear function continues to be a linear function to its end.
No a linear equation are not the same as a linear function. The linear function is written as Ax+By=C. The linear equation is f{x}=m+b.
it is impossible for a linear function to not have a y-intercept