Question

Is the following function linear?*
y= x2 – 4
Yes
No

Answer 1

No.

A linear equation is an equation of a straight line, which means that the degree of a linear equation must be 0 or 1 for each of its variables. In this case, the degree of variable y is 1 and the degree of variable x is 2 . Not Linear

Answer 2

No

Explanation: