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Is y=x2-1 a linear function

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Answer:

No, it is a quadratic function

Explanation:

If you mean y=x²-1, then it is a quadratic, since we have x to the 2nd power.

If we had an equation in the form of y=mx+b, where m is the slope and b is the y intercept, it is linear.

An example of a linear function would be, y=6x-5

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