Determine whether the equation defines y as a linear function of x. If so, write it in the form
y = mx + b. Can someone please break this down to someone who's terrible in math.
6x-9y^2+8=0
a. y=6x+8
b. y=6/9x-8
c. y=6x-8
d. y=6/9x+8
e. y is not a linear function on x.
It has y^2 in it. It is therefore a parabola, not a straight line
e.
To determine whether the equation defines y as a linear function of x, we need to check if the equation can be written in the form y = mx + b, where m and b are constants.
In the given equation 6x - 9y^2 + 8 = 0, we can see that y is multiplied by y^2, which means it is not a linear function of x. This is because a linear function has a degree of 1, which means the variable (y in this case) should only be raised to the power of 1.
Therefore, the correct answer is:
e. y is not a linear function of x.