It is a linear function. If you simplify the equation further:
y = 3^2 - x + 5
y = 9 - x + 5
y = -x + 14 (this is the slope-intercept form, y = mx + b).
Also, the highest degree term is 1, making it linear (the 3^2 is a constant).
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