Posted by indu on Wednesday, June 18, 2008 at 9:18am.
That is an idiotic term invented by math teachers.
Here are examples...
y=3x is a linear equation, proportional.
y=3x-2 is a linear equation, non-proportional.
any linear equation is of the form
y=mx+b
When b is zero, it is a proportional linear equation.
When b is nonzero, it is a "non-proportional" linear equation according to that thinking.
Shakespear wrote Much Ado about nothing, as I recall, but is being reformed here.
Loved your response!
I always followed one of the sayings of Albert Einstein, who, loosely stated, said
"Everything should be made as simple as possible, but ...
not too simple."
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