SOLUTION: In direct variation, as one variable increases, does the constant increase,decrease, or remain the same?

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Question 221829: In direct variation, as one variable increases, does the constant increase,decrease, or remain the same?
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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In direct variation, as one variable increases, does the constant increase,decrease, or remain the same?
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If by constant you mean the "constant of variation",
it's value changes as the x and/or y variables change.
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But once a certain x/y pair is determined the constant
of variation is fixed for the situation being studied.
That fact allows other x/y pairs to be determined.
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Cheers,
Stan H.