What is the difference between a linear function and a nonlinear function? Explain what each looks like when
represented as a table and as a graph.

A linear function has a constant rate of change, while a nonlinear function does not. For a table of values to be linear, the outputs must have a constant rate of change as the inputs increase by 1. On a graph, the function must be a straight line to be linear.

problem:

f(x) = - 2/3x + 5; f(5/2)

substitute 5/2 in for x:

f(5/2) = -2/3(5/2) + 5

simplify the right side:

f(5/2) = -5/3 + 5

f(5/2) = 10/3

f(5/2) = 10/3

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