A student was asked to decide whether the function below is linear or nonlinear using both a table and a graph. She said the function is nonlinear because the rate of change is constant and the graph of the function is not a line. Decide whether the function is linear or nonlinear using both a table and a graph. What mistake might the student have​ made?

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