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sergij07 [2.7K]
3 years ago
13

The value of y varies directly as x, y is 9 when x is -3 what is the constant of variation k

Mathematics
1 answer:
exis [7]3 years ago
7 0
Direct variation has the form y=kx.  Given a point we can solve for the constant k.

y=kx, when y=9 and x=-3 becomes:

9=-3k

k=-3 so the constant of variation is negative 3
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