SOLUTION: Find the variation constant and an equation of variation where y varies directly as x and y = 16 when x = 8?
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Question 586044: Find the variation constant and an equation of variation where y varies directly as x and y = 16 when x = 8?
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Find the variation constant and an equation of variation where y varies directly as x
y = kx
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Solve for "k" using "y = 16 when x = 8".
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16 = k*8
k = 2
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Equation:
y = 2x
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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