Question

Which one is linear and which one is non-linear?

1) A boy received a collection of 30 baseball cards and decided to start collecting. If he adds 2 stamps every month, how long it will take to have 50 stamps in his collection?

2) A girl opens a saving account with $100 and the bank pays a 1 % monthly interest rate, how much money she will have after 12 months if she does not deposit or draw any amount?

Answer 1

A Linear equation can be defined as the equation having a maximum of only one degree. A Nonlinear equation can be defined as the equation having the maximum degree 2 or more than 2. A linear equation forms a straight line on the graph. A nonlinear equation forms a curve on the graph.