Re: FIGHT! FIGHT! FIGHT!

Roy Lewallen, W7EL wrote:
"But of course you realize that the function y = mx + b doesn`t meet the
requirements of a linear function when applied to network theory."

Works for me.

Linear means the graph of the function is a straight line.

f(x) = y = mx + b is called linear because its graph is a straight line.

A straight line is the shortest distance between two points.

In y = mx + b, m is a constant determining the slope of the line. x is
is the independent variable. b is the offset or point along the x-axis
where the line crosses.

y then is a linear function of x because its slope is always mx, but
displaced in the x-direction by a constant value, namely b.

y is linear the same as IR is linear, or by substitution, E is linear in
Ohm`s law where E=IR. For any value of I, voltage = IR and the graph of
I versus E is a straight line with a slope equal to R.

Resistance is a common factor in network theory.

Best regards, Richard Harrison, KB5WZI

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