SOLUTION: Find the variation constant and an equation of variation where y varies directly as x and y80 when x=10
THe variation constant is K=
The equation of variation is y=
Question 131941: Find the variation constant and an equation of variation where y varies directly as x and y80 when x=10
THe variation constant is K=
The equation of variation is y= Answer by bucky(2189) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! If y varies directly as x, then the variation equation is of the form:
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y = K*x
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You are told that y = 80 when x = 10. Substitute these two values into the equation and
you get:
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80 = K*10
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Solve for K by dividing both sides of the equation by 10 to get:
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80/10 = K
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The left side reduces to 8 so you have:
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8 = K
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Now you can return to the form of the "direct variation" equation and substitute 8 for k to
get the equation:
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y = 8*x
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And there you are ...
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the variation constant is K = 8
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and the equation of variation is y = 8*x
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Hope this helps you to understand the problem. The key to these problems is knowing that
the equation of direct variation is of the form:
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y = K*x
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And the equation of inverse variation is of the form:
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y = K/x
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