<span>Two algebraic expressions are said to be equivalent if their values obtained by substituting the values of the variables are same.</span>
This is a linear equation. since there is no exponent on the x, x is just to the power of 1. anything to the power of 1 is considered a linear equation. you could also do the vertical line test and find that when you plug any number in for x, none of the final answers will repeat each other. i hope this makes sense and that this helps!!
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