This document discusses linear functions and how to identify them. It defines a linear function as one that can be written in the form f(x) = mx + b, where m is the slope and b is the y-intercept. It then shows examples of determining the values of a linear function f(x) = 2x + 1 for various values of x and illustrates that the results can be graphed as a straight line. The document also discusses how linear functions can be illustrated using tables of values where the differences between successive x- and y-values are constant.