document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=35958>Question 35958</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the question is tell wether x and y show direct variation,inverse variation or neither 1.y=3x  2.y=2/x  3.x+y=7  4.xy=5 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "1.y=3x  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Direct because as x increases, y increases.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Try it with x=2 and x=4.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2.y=2/x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Indirect because as x increases, y decreases<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Try it with x=2 and x=4 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3.x+y=7 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "While it is true that y decreases as x increases this<BR>\n" );
document.write( "equation is not described as indirect variation.  It<BR>\n" );
document.write( "is neither.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " 4.xy=5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Indirect  </SPAN>\n" );
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