The graph of a linear function is a line. ... Linear functions have a constant slope, so nonlinear functions have a slope that varies between points. Algebraically, linear functions are polynomials with highest exponent equal to 1 or of the form y = c where c is constant. Nonlinear functions are all other functions.
nonlinear functions are functions that are not linear functions. Therefore, they have the opposite properties of a linear function. The graph of a linear function is a line. Thus, the graph of a nonlinear function is not a line.
Answer Algebraically, linear functions are polynomials with highest exponent equal to 1 or of the form y = c where c is constant. Nonlinear functions are all other functions. An example of a nonlinear function is y = x^2. This is nonlinear because, although it is a polynomial, its highest exponent is 2, not 1.
