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In general, it is linear if it is of the form a1x1 + a2x2 + ... + anxn + a0 = 0

where a1, a2, ... an and a0 are constants, and x1, x2, ... , xn are variable.


If there are only two variables then usually x1 = x and x2 = y.

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