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Why isn’t x+9y^2=1 a linear equation

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Explanation:

This equation is not a linear equation because you are squaring a variable. If you square a variable it is not linear anymore but a quadratic. A linear equation is a line with a constant amount of growth all the time, but if you square the variable it will grow/dip exponentially

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