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Does 1/2x + 4y = 0 represent a direct variation ?

 Apr 24, 2014

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Does 1/2x + 4y = 0 represent a direct variation ?

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Manipulating this a bit, we have

y = -(1/8)x

Notice that this is just a line with a negative slope that passes through the origin.....as x increases, y decreases

Thus we have an inverse variation.

 Apr 25, 2014
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Best Answer

Does 1/2x + 4y = 0 represent a direct variation ?

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Manipulating this a bit, we have

y = -(1/8)x

Notice that this is just a line with a negative slope that passes through the origin.....as x increases, y decreases

Thus we have an inverse variation.

CPhill Apr 25, 2014

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