linear equation

• Ecuación algebraica en la que cada término es una constante o el producto de una constante por una variable, generalmente expresada en la forma y = mx + b, y cuya gráfica es una línea recta.

An algebraic equation in which each term is either a constant or the product of a constant and a single variable, typically represented in the form y = mx + b, and whose graph is a straight line.

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   An algebraic equation in which each term is either a constant or the product of a constant and a single variable, representing a straight line when graphed.

   ecuación lineal

   • The equation y = 2x + 3 is a simple linear equation.
   • Students learn to solve linear equations in algebra class.
   • A system of linear equations can have one solution, no solution, or infinitely many solutions.