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document.write( "    Which of the following functions represents a direct variation?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "    y = x2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "    y = -8x<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "    y =-2/x<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "    y = x3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Definition of Direct Variation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "In mathematics, two quantities are said to be proportional if they vary in such a way that one of the quantities is a constant multiple...<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y = x^2----No\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y = -8x----Yes\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y = -2/x----No\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y = x^3-----No <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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