How Can You Tell if a Function is Linear or Nonlinear From a Graph?
How Can You Tell if a Function is Linear or Nonlinear From a Graph?
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To see if a table of values represents a linear function, check to see if there's a constant rate of change. If there is, you're looking at a linear function! This tutorial shows you how to tell if a table of values represents a linear function.