Is y=1/4x Linear? - Answer the Question

[ineedhelp23]

Alright

i have an equation that is y=1/4x



and i can't figure out if the equation is linear or not


because i left my graphing calculator at school

 

[hage567]

So do it the old-fashioned way. Make a table of values and plot them. Or of course there is always Excel or something like that.

 

[dynamicsolo]

i have an equation that is y=1/4x

Is this equation y = (1/4) · x ["one quarter times x"] or y = 1/(4x) ["one divided by four times x"]? What makes an equation linear? (The definition will tell you the answer without having to make a graph.) Do you recall the equation for a straight line on a graph?