Linear equation
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Linear equations are any algebraic equations where both sides of the equation are polynomials of the first degree.
single-variable equations
Single-variable linear equations can always be expressed in the form:
where and are constants and is the variable.
From this form, they can be solved with the following steps:
1. subtract from both sides. 2. divide from both sides.
two-variable equations
Two-variable linear equations can always be expressed in the form:
Where and are variables and and are constants.
Two-variable linear equations can be drawn as a straight line on a coordinate plane. can be defined as the slope and can be defined as the y-intercept