Concept explainers
To calculate: To explain how a linear equation represents a function.
Answer to Problem 41HP
A linear equation is function because for every value of
Explanation of Solution
Given information: Linear equation represents a function
Formula Used:
According to function rule, no input can have more than one output.
The set ordered pairs is referred to as function when no two ordered pairs have the same first coordinate with different second coordinate
Calculation:
As per the definition of function, if no input has more than one output, then it is referred to as function.
And since in case of a linear equation, for every value of
Different ways of real-world representation of linear function are :
- Graph
- Table
- Word form
- Function notation
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