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OpenStudy (anonymous):

What is the constant of variation?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

OpenStudy (dls):

The constant of variation is the number that relates two variables that are directly proportional or inversely proportional to one another.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I don't know how to it with this 1

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@Hero and @thomaster @hba

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@Preetha

OpenStudy (anonymous):

can any of u guy help me

OpenStudy (nubeer):

try using inversely proportional approach \[y=\frac{ k }{ x }\] now pick values from any row and find k.. k would be your constant of variation

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Wait I'm still lost

OpenStudy (nubeer):

y= k/x

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Can u at least explain in more detail Ik y= x/k but I'm still lost

OpenStudy (nubeer):

well what you want me to explain?

OpenStudy (nubeer):

there are 2 kinds of relation 1) directly propotional 2) inversely propotional

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ok I'll give u the answer choices and u can got through explain y 1 answer choice is wrong

OpenStudy (nubeer):

for directly propotonal y =kx is used.. (means as x increase y also increase) for inverse y=k/x is used.. ( means as x increase y is decreased) so look at your table and decide. which relation will you choose?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

A.6 B.10 C. 30 D.90

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so which 1 could be wrong

OpenStudy (nubeer):

umm from the choice ? lol i would look here for the right option .. and i explained you how u can get to the right answer..

OpenStudy (anonymous):

It an Direct

OpenStudy (nubeer):

lol well wrong.. you shoudl read what i wrote in bracket.. look in table as u increase x.. the values of y is decreasing accordingly.. so it's an inverse.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ok so what would be the constant

OpenStudy (nubeer):

pick values from any row y=k/x and put in x and y and find k

OpenStudy (nubeer):

e.g pick the 2nd row.. put the values of x and y in the relation

OpenStudy (anonymous):

9+ 1= 10

OpenStudy (nubeer):

no// not addition .. u have to multiply them 9=k/10 multiply both sides by 10.. u will get k

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