Understanding Linear Equations: Key Elements and Characteristics

[ineedhelp23]

for a linear equation to be linear it must?

 

[rock.freak667]

...be a straight line...if that is what you are talking about...
Is there any general equation that describes a straight line?

 

[ineedhelp23]

ok thanks





do you know what a table must be for it to be linear also?

 

[ineedhelp23]

Linear tables

what does a table have to be for it to be linear?

 

[pooface]

a rectangle?

 

[ineedhelp23]

no a table as in math

 

[HallsofIvy]

for a linear equation to be linear it must?

...be a straight line...if that is what you are talking about...
Is there any general equation that describes a straight line?

Be very careful about that- an "equation" may 'describe' a straight line but and an equation cannot 'be' a straight line!

ineedhelp23, if you are expected to answer questions like this, then somewhere in your text is a definition of "linear equation". Look it up! There are, in fact, several different ways of defining "linear equation". You will want to use the one in your text!