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2 years ago

Determine if y varies directly with x. Give the constant of variation, when appropriate. (picture below)

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maxonik [38]2 years ago

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Based on the given variation, y does not vary directly with x and the constant of variation are 8, 3.2 and 1.25 respectively.

<h3>Variation</h3>

y = k × x

where,

k = constant of proportionality

y = -40

x = -5

y = k × x

-40 = k × -5

-40 = -5k

k = -40/-5

k = 8

when,

y = 8 and x = 2.5

y = k × x

8 = k × 2.5

8 = 2.5k

k = 8/2.5

k = 3.2

when,

y = 5 and x = 4

y = k × x

5 = k × 4

5 = 4k

k = 5/4

k = 1.25

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The way the question is worded, this actually shouldn't be correct. The correct answer should be $3:4$ .

Because the trapezoids are similar, we can find the ratio of their perimeters by actually just finding the ratio of their sides.

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The reason why it ideally should be $3:4$ and not $4:3$ is because the question states $RTSU\sim ABCD$ , which mentions $RSTU$ first, so our answer should follow this respective order. I believe you were marked right anyways because the specific order is not specified, but generally, you want to give your answer respectively by default.