5-5 Direct Variation
Ex. 1 Is Direct Variation?
Your Practice Is 3y + 4x = 8 an example of direct variation? No, does not equal zero.
Ex. 2 Writing an Equation
Your Practice
Ex. 3 Story Problems Your distance from lightning varies directly with the time it takes you to hear thunder. If you hear thunder 10 seconds after you see lightning, you are about 2 miles from the lightning. Write an equation for the relationship between time and distance. Whatever comes before “varies directly” is y – y = 2 Whatever comes after “varies directly” is x – x = 10 Put into y = kx to find k and write equation – 2 = k(10) – 2 = 10k – – 1 = k –5–5 So y = 1/5k
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Ex. 4 Direct Variation and Tables xyy/xdecimal / / / /6-0.75
Your Practice Is the table show direct variation and if so, what is the equation? Check y/x and decimal to be the same k = 1.8 y = 1.8x xy y/xdecimal 5.4/ / /121.8