what i s deference between linear equation and non linear?
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When graphed, a linear equation will form a straight line while a non linear equation will not be a straight line
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FOR THE MOST PART EQUATIONS WITH VARIABLES LOOK LIKE THIS F(IV)=DV FOR EXAMPLE Y=2X. X IS INDEPENDENT (OR IV IN MY EQ TO THE RIGHT) AND Y IS THE DEPENDENT OR DV THE INDEPENDENT VARIABLE IS THE ONE THAT YOU CONTROL
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linear operator takes a vector and maps it into another vector while preserving addition and multiplication by a scalar:\n\nL(ax+y)=aL(x)+L(y)\nx,y are vectors, a is a scalar, L() is operator\n\nIt can be defined by a matrix, i.e. result of operator is given by multiplying that matrix by a vector.\n\ngo look it up on wikipedia.org or mathworld.wolfram.com
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Kerplode is right - but that's kind of complicated.  Basically you solve both in exactly the same way.  The only difference is that instead of an = you have an > or <.  \n\nIt just looks different, there really is no difference in how you solve them.
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These are not linear equations.
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Equations are used all the time in algebra (linear, quadratic, cubic, exponential, systems of equations and so on).  You can graph equations.  A table can be used to help you graph.  Mathematics is a language itself.\n(I'm not really sure what you are looking for).
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NO !!\nwhere is the double negatives ?\nu just replaced " Behind" with " in front" !!\n\nin Logic,   if X = Y  then   not not X = y  \nbut u cannt say    ( not X =y )
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linear_equations\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Math
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dx/dt+ax=b :P\n\n\nmathematica had some online find-the-derivitive program, last I remember
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linear.  Linear means "to the first power", nonlinear means "to the second power (squared)", "to the third power" or higher (or some other function).  \n\nPerimeter of a square = 4 x length of side.\nwhich means \n4 x "length of side to the first power"\n\ndouble the length of the side and you double the perimeter; triple it and you triple the perimeter.
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you mean f(x)=3x+2, for example?\n\nreplace f(x) with Y, graph and solve as a normal equation. Linear functions have infinite whole solutions, depending on what you want Y to be.\n\nOf course, I could be minunderstanding you completely. If so, sorry.
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Read this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linear_equations
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The first one isn't, because it's undefined when x=4 (assuming the (x-4) is the denominator, not just the x)\n\nThe second one is; it's a horizontal line with no breaks or holes.
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1.is not  function as for each value of x there will be two values of y\n\n2.y=3x+7 is a function as for each value of x there will be  a unique value of y
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Not at all. Scalar or vector addition is not affected by order.
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The degree of polynomial equation is given by the highest power of the variable. Linear equations are of degree one. Quadratic equations are of degree two. As the exponential function is NOT an algebraic funtion (it is trascendental), it cannot be categorized this way.
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A linear function can refer to two slightly different concepts. In geometery and elementary algebra a linear function is a first degree polynomial mathematical function of the form:\n\nf(x) = m x + c \nwhere m and c are constants.\n\nThe problem with this geometric definition is that functions of the above form - despite their names - do not necessarily satisfy the conditions of a linear map. Therefore, some people refer to functions of the above form as affine functions. If and only if a function is of the above form with c equal to zero, the function satisfies the properties of a linear map, preserving scalar multiplication and vector addition for all points in its domain.\n\nLinear functions always have as domain the set of all real numbers and a range of all real numbers. By the geometric definition, the derivative of linear functions in terms of their independent variable, x, is always the constant m.\n\nLinear functions (according to the geometric definition) can also be written in the form:\n\ny = m x + c \nand plotted on an x,y graph. It forms a straight line, as the name implies.\n\nThe constant m is often called the slope or gradient while c is the y-intercept, which gives the point of intersection between the graph of the function and the y-axis.