document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=701544>Question 701544</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How can you determine if this equation is a direct variation and what the constant is?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y+8= -x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thank you </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #432476 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=432476\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Any and all direct variations are of the form y = kx where k is any real number.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since y + 8 = -x turns into y = -x+8, it CANNOT be written into the form y = kx\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Therefore, y+8 = -x is NOT a direct variation equation. </SPAN>\n" );
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