9. Direct Variation
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What is the form of a direct variation equation?
Equation: y= 74x
Solution: y=21
Functions where y varies directly with x — direct variation equations — follow a specific format.
y= kx
In this form, k≠0.
By substituting the given values for x and y into the equation, we can determine the constant of variation, k.
Now that we have the constant of variation, we can write the function. y= 7/4x With this equation, we can find any value of x or y when we are given the other. In this case, we are looking for y when x=12.
x= 12
a/c* b = a* b/c
a/b=.a /4./.b /4.
a/1=a
Multiply
For the equation y= 74x, when x=12, the value of y is 21.