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The equation is $\"\"$ .

The standard form of the linear equation is $\"\"$ .

Rewrite the equation in standard form of a linear equation.

$\"\"$ (Original equation)

$\"\"$ (Addition: $\"\"$ )

$\"\"$ (Subtract $\"\"$ from each side)

$\"\"$ (Apply additive inverse property: $\"\"$ )

Compare the coefficients with standard equation.

The equation is in the form of standard linear equation.

Here, $\"\"$ and $\"\"$ .

Therefore, the equation is a linear equation. $\"\"$

Yes; $\"\"$ .