What you're referring to is called a Linear function.
It always looks like y = mx +b when in standard form.
Where M is the slope of your line (how tilted is it) and B is where the line crosses the y-axis on the graph. (y-intercept)
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Without an equality sign the given expression can't represent the graph of a straight line equation.
Without an equality sign the given expression can't be considered to be a straight line equation.
Y = mX + bm = the slope of the lineb = the number where the line crosses the y-axis
The standard expression for a straight line graph is y = ax + b
A linear equation is one which represents a straight line. When drawn (y plotted against x), a degree 1 polynomial produces a straight line.