SaberAltarnitive
SaberAltarnitive SaberAltarnitive
  • 04-01-2017
  • Mathematics
contestada

If y varies directly as x, and y = 2 when x = 8, then the constant of variation is

Respuesta :

apologiabiology
apologiabiology apologiabiology
  • 04-01-2017
y vaires directly as x means
y=kx
where k is a constant
y=2 and x=8
2=8k
divid by 8
2/8=k=1/4

y=(1/4)x
constant of variation is 1/4
Answer Link
joeyvbeast joeyvbeast
  • 18-07-2021

Answer: 1/4

Step-by-step explanation:

y=2

x=8

two-eights = k

simplify = one-fourth

Answer Link

Otras preguntas

Months after last taking a drug, a former drug abuser still produces very little serotonin. the person is depressed and anxious and has great difficulty remembe
Rem sleep facilitates consolidation of _____ memories. procedural recovered declarative false
A coin is tossed 5 times. Find the probability that none are heads. Find the probability that at most 2 are heads.
In 1054, church power was divided between the pope in rome and the patriarch in
The direct strategy should be used to communicate negative news when ________.
How many molecules are in 13.5 g of sulfur dioxide?
Explain the difference between an equation and an identity and solving an equation and verifying an identity.
Which of these is the major difference between asexual and sexual reproduction in sea stars?
Calculate the length of the diagonal of a rectangle whose sides measure : (a) 12 meters and 48 meters (b) 11 centimetres and 60 centimetres
-x/2 < 4 solve the inequality