A linear function is represented by a straight line. Among the options you provided, the one that describes a line with a negative slope represents a linear function. The other options describe curves or parabolas, which are not linear functions.
Which graph represents a linear function?
On a coordinate plane, a parabola opens down.
On a coordinate plane, a line has a negative slope.
On a coordinate plane, a line curves up.
On a coordinate plane, a line curves down, levels off, and then curves down.
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