document.write( "Question 375651: Given that y varies directly with x, use the specified values to write a direct variation equation that relates x and y,\r
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The first: y = 2x.
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\n" ); document.write( "Direct variation: y varies directly as x if y = k*x, for some proportionality constant k.
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