Is this a linear or quadratic function?

Question

y = (x+1)(6x-6)-6x^2 Linear or quadratic? What's the linear term? Constant term?

Answer 1

This is linear, as expansion gives

y = 6x^2 - 6 - 6x^2

y = -6

This function is, therefore, a horizontal straight line and would be considered linear.

The linear term would be m in a general linear equation y = mx + b. In this case, m = 0.

The constant term is -6.