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Doug believes that the function y=6 is linear, while Olga believes that it is not linear. Who is right, and why?

A
Doug is right, because the function cannot be written in the form y = mx + b.
B
Doug is right, because the function can be written in the form y = mx + b, with m = 0.
С
Olga is right, because the function cannot be written in the form y = mx + b
D
Olga is right, because the function can be written in the form y = mx + b. with m = 0

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Answer:

A

Explanation:

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 .

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