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1/2x+3=15 is a linear equation(True,or False)

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First, we should remember the form of a linear equation:


ax+b=0

And we want to know if


(1)/(2)x+3=15

is a linear equation. But as we see that it has the form shown, with a=1/2 and b=-12,


\begin{gathered} (1)/(2)x+3-15=15-15 \\ (1)/(2)x-12=0 \end{gathered}

Then it is a linear equation.

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