Is #-x+4y=-16# a linear equation?

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Answer 1 · 2017-06-28T13:28:30

An equation which has an #x#-term, a #y#-term and a number term (a constant) is a linear equation.

Any equation which has an #x#-term, a #y#-term and a number term (a constant) is a linear equation.

It can be written in the general form

#ax +by +c =0#

#x,y or c# can be equal to #0#

Answer 2 · 2017-06-28T13:32:47

See below

You can even graph the equation to see it visually:

graph{-x+4y=-16 [-10, 10, -5, 5]}