SOLUTION: is the relationship between the variables in the table a direct variation, an inverse variation or neither? If it is a direct or inverse variation, write a function to model it

SOLUTION: is the relationship between the variables in the table a direct variation, an inverse variation or neither? If it is a direct or inverse variation, write a function to model it

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Question 1001351: is the relationship between the variables in the table a direct variation, an inverse variation or neither? If it is a direct or inverse variation, write a function to model it
x:-9,-6,-4,-1
y:-36,-24,-26,-4
Answer by fractalier(6550) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If the -26 were -16 it would be a direct variation (y=4x)...but the way the numbers are shown it is neither.
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