Question

Direct variation or not a direct variation y=5/x

Answer 1

Answer:

not direct variation

Step-by-step explanation:

The equation for x and y in direct variation is

y = kx ← k is the constant of variation

y = $\frac{5}{x}$ is not in this form, thus not direct variation.

The equation for x and y varying inversely is

y = $\frac{k}{x}$ ← k is the constant of variation

y = $\frac{5}{x}$ is in this form and represents inverse variation