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Which equation is not a linear equation?
F. -4v+2w=7 G. x/4=y H. x=-5 J. 2/x+3/y=6

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Answer:

H. x = -5

Step-by-step explanation:

Linear equations come in the form: y = mx+b

F. -4v+2w = 7 ---> even though it doesn't look like y=mx+b, we can rearrange the equation to look like it. (note: we don't need to have varriables y or x; all we need are 2 different variables [letters])

-4v + 2w = 7

+4v +4v

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2w = 4v + 7

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2 2

w = 2v + 7/2

G. x/4 = y ---> this is in the form y = mx+b

y = x/4 also can be written as: y = 1/4x

J. 2/x + 3y = 6 ---> we can also rearrange this to look like y = mx + b

2/x + 3y = 6

-2/x -2/x

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3y = -2/x + 6

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3 3

y = -2/3x + 6

H. x = -5 ---> we only have 1 variable (x), so it cannot be a linear equation

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