The word "Linear" means "of degree one".
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Linear means to the first degree. (variables are to the first power only) For example, a linear equation: Ax+B=C or 5x+2=12
An equation is linear when it contains only variables of degree 1 and constants. ALL linear equations will be of the form: a1x1+a2x2+a3x3+...+anxn=c where an and c are constants.
If two variables are related, then the simplest relationship between them is a linear one. The linear equation expresses such a relationship.If two variables are related, then the simplest relationship between them is a linear one. The linear equation expresses such a relationship.If two variables are related, then the simplest relationship between them is a linear one. The linear equation expresses such a relationship.If two variables are related, then the simplest relationship between them is a linear one. The linear equation expresses such a relationship.
They are the simplest form of relationship between two variables. Non-linear equations are often converted - by transforming variables - to linear equations.
It is a process by which a linear function of several variables, called the objective function, is maximised or minimised when it is subject to one or more linear constraints in the same variables.