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If X is 2/5, 2 4/5, 5 1/5 and y is 7,5,1 it linear or nonlinear

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Answer: Nonlinear.

Explanation:

A linear function can be graphed by a straight line and is constantly proportional with a degree of zero or one. To find if the given is linear or nonlinear, we will divide each y by its corresponding x and then compare.

Let us compute these values. I will use a calculator to be sure I don't make mistakes in the calculations.

(7) / (5 1/5) ≈ 1.34615

(5) / (2 4/5) ≈ 1.7857

(1) / (2/5) ≈ 2.5

These values are not all the same, so the given points are nonlinear.

We can also graph them and we see that they do not make a straight line. See attached.

If X is 2/5, 2 4/5, 5 1/5 and y is 7,5,1 it linear or nonlinear-example-1
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