Which equation represents a linear function?

A linear function can be written in the form y = mx + b, with y appearing only to the first power and no products involving variables. Choice A simplifies to y − 2 = −5x + 10, or y = −5x + 12, which is linear. Choice D includes x², and choice C has a product of variables; choice B does not define y as a function of x.

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