Which situations represent linear functions?

Linear Functions. The linear function is popular in economics. It is attractive because it is simple and easy to handle mathematically. It has many important applications. Linear functions are those whose graph is a straight line. A linear function has the following form. y = f(x) = a + bx. read more

Linear functions happen anytime you have a constant change rate. Pretty much any time your hear "_____ per _____" or "_____ for every _____" there is a linear equation involved as long as that rate stays constant. Linear equations all look like this y= mx + b. M is your rate of change. read more

The “situations” representing linearity are those mentioned in the definition of linearity: additivity and homogeneity. This page may be out of date. Save your draft before refreshing this page. read more