The equation y=mx+b defines what type of function?(1 point)

a slope function
a slope function
a nonlinear function
a nonlinear function
an initial value function
an initial value function
a linear function

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2 hours ago

The equation \( y = mx + b \) defines a **linear function**.

So the correct answer is:
**a linear function**.