i can't like draw a diagram but an equation whose graph is a straight line is called a linearfunction. A linear function has an equation that can be written in the form of y mx b. Equations whose graphs are not straight lines are called nonlinearfunctions. Some nonlinear functions have specific names. A quadraticfunction is nonlinear and has an equation in the form of y ax2 bx c,where a 0. Another nonlinear function is a cubic function. A cubic functionhas an equation in the form of y ax3 bx2 cx d, where a 0.