How Do You Write an Equation for Direct Variation Given a Point?

How Do You Write an Equation for Direct Variation Given a Point?

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Looking for some practice with direct variation? Watch this tutorial, and get that practice! This tutorial shows you how to take given information and turn it into a direct variation equation. Then, see how to use that equation to find the value of one of the variables.

Keywords:

  • problem
  • equation
  • direct variation
  • directly proportional
  • given value
  • find equation
  • solve using equation of direct variation
  • evaluate proportionality

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