Asked by D4VD

Jordana drew the function below. Which statement correctly explains whether or not her function is linear?

On a coordinate plane, a parabola opens up.
It is linear because it has a constant rate of change.
It is linear because it does not have a constant rate of change.
It is not linear because it has a constant rate of change.
It is not linear because it does not have a constant rate of change.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
"It is not linear because it does not have a constant rate of change."

Reason: a linear function is a straight line and has a constant slope (same rate of change everywhere). A parabola (quadratic) has a slope that changes with x, so it is not linear.