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3 years ago

2x=10y Determine the constant of proportionality. Assume that y represents all of the outputs and x represents the inputs

Mathematics

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Art [367]3 years ago

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Answer:

a = 0.2

Step-by-step explanation:

Let y = ax be a linear equation, where x is the input variable and y is the output variable, then "a" is the proportionality constant between x and y.

To find the proportionality constant of the given equation, we must take it to the form y = ax.

We have:

2x = 10y

We divide both sides of the equation by 10.

0.2x = y

y = 0.2x.

Then the constant of proportionality is:

a = 0.2

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