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Which term makes the equation y=sup(x,3)+2x+1 nonlinear?

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Answer:

sup(x,3)

Explanation:

Linear equation:

A linear equation has the following format:


y = ax + b

In a linear equation, when x changes by 1, y will always change by the amount a, which is called slope.

In this question:

y=sup(x,3)+2x+1


y = 2x + 1 would be a linear equation.

However, the expression sup(x,3), that is, the higher value between x and 3, means that the function is not linear.

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