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OpenStudy (welshfella):
if y varies directly with x then y = kx where k is some number
k = y/x
so if you take the values of x and y from the table and plug them in to the above formula for k and find that k is the same for all 3 sets of values then you have shown that y does vary directly with x
OpenStudy (howard-wolowitz):
I would think it would! Because you cant get each value by *4
OpenStudy (welshfella):
I'll do the first one for you
x = -2 y = -8
plugging in these values
k = -8/-2 = 4
OpenStudy (welshfella):
now do the same thing with the other 2 sets of values and see if you get k = 4 each time
OpenStudy (howard-wolowitz):
you do.. it cant be negative beause they are already negative
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OpenStudy (howard-wolowitz):
what do you use k for though
OpenStudy (welshfella):
well once you find k you plug its value back into the original formula
you will then hav a formula relating y and x
so if k = 4
then replace k in y = kx to get y = 4x
OpenStudy (howard-wolowitz):
so k=4 aswell
OpenStudy (welshfella):
k = 4 yes
so which option do you think is correct?
OpenStudy (howard-wolowitz):
B
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