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Linear Functions

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Linear Functions

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Linear means straight

A linear function is a straight line A linear graph represents a linear function

Linear Functions

A Function is special relationship where each input has an output.

A function is often written as f(x)

where x is the input:

Formula

Results from f(x) = x x
y y = x

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y = x = 1

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y = x = 2

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y = x = 3

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y = x = 4

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y = x = 5
Results from f(x) = 2x x
y y = 2x

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y = 2x = 2

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y = 2x = 4

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y = 2x = 6

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y = 2x = 8

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10 y = 2x = 10

Linear Equations

A Linear Equation is an equation for a straight line:

Formula

y = x y = x*2 y = x*2 + 7 y = ax + b
5x = 3y y/2 = 6

Non-Linear Equations

A Linear Equation can NOT contain exponents or square roots:

Formula

y = x**2 y = Math.sqrt(x)
y = Math.sin(x)

Linear Regression

A Linear regression tries to model the relationship between two variables by fitting a linear graph to data. One variable (x) is considered to be data, and the other (y) is considered to be dependent. For example, a Linear Regression can be a model to relate the price of houses to their size.

Linear Least Squares

Linear algebra is used to solve Linear Equations. Linear Least Squares (LLS) is a set of formulations for solving statistical problems involved in Linear Regression.

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