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3 years ago

What is the difference between a constant and a variable

Mathematics

2 answers:

denis-greek [22]3 years ago

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Answer:

A constant is a number that stays the same. A variable is number that doesn't remain the same.

Sphinxa [80]3 years ago

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A constant never changes. Its value is constant, which is a big part of the reason why it's called a "constant". " 42 " is constant. It doesn't depend on anything.

A variable can change. Its value varies, and that's why it's described as "variable". ' x ' is a variable. Its value depends on what ' x ' is.

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Step-by-step explanation:

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ArbitrLikvidat [17]

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Part 1) Option A. f of x equals one half times x plus 16

Part 2) Option A. x = 5

Part 3) Option C. x − 4y = −9

Part 4) Option A. The number of rides is the independent variable, and the total cost is the dependent variable.

Step-by-step explanation:

Part 1)

Let

x -----> the number of months

y ----> vertical jump in inches

step 1

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$y=mx+b$

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$m=\frac{1}{2}$

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the slope is undefined

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therefore

The equation is

x=5

Part 3) Choose the equation that represents a line that passes through points (−1, 2) and (3, 1)

step 1

Find the slope

we have the points

(−1, 2) and (3, 1)

$m=(1-2)/(3+1)=-\frac{1}{4}$

step 2

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we know that

The independent variable is the variable whose change isn’t affected by any other variable (An example the age and time)

The dependent variable it’s what changes as a result of the changes to the independent variable (An example of a dependent variable is how tall you are at different ages. The dependent variable (height) depends on the independent variable (age))

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x ----> the number of rides

y ----> the total cost in dollars

In this problem

The independent variable or input is the number of rides

The dependent variable or output is the total cost

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