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Is y=x(x+3) a linear function?

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No bc then it would be x squared
User Simon Nickerson
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Explanation:

No. If you distribute the 'x', you get:


y = {x}^(2) + 3x

The function is quadratic due to the exponetial term of x^2

User Awais Mushtaq
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