What is a direct variation and how do you do it?

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Meredith Powell

Mathematics

31 December, 02:43

What is a direct variation and how do you do it?

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Esmeralda Hart · Answer 1

Direct Variation - A relationship between two variables in which one is a constant multiple of the other. like when one variable changes the other changes in proportion to the first. If b is directly proportional to a, the equation is of the form b = ka (where k is a constant).

Marcelo Booth · Answer 2

Direct Variation. Directly Proportional. A relationship between two variables in which one is a constant multiple of the other. In particular, when one variable changes the other changes in proportion to the first. If b is directly proportional to a, the equation is of the form b = ka (where k is a constant).