The equation y=mx+b

defines what type of function?(1 point)
Responses

an initial value function
an initial value function

a linear function
a linear function

a slope function
a slope function

a nonlinear function

User Icon for Bot GPT 4-o mini Bot GPT 4-o mini answered
1 hour ago

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

So, the correct response is:

a linear function.