document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=102185>Question 102185</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I cannot find \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If y varies directly as x, and x is halved, how is y changed? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #74559 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><B>scott8148(6628)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=scott8148><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=74559\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> direct variation means that what happens to one variable also happens to the other\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the general equation is y=kx, where k is the \"constant of variation\"\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "solving for k gives k=y/x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "since k is constant; if x is halved, y must also be halved to maintain the constant </SPAN>\n" );
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