Determine whether y varies directly with x. If so find the constant of variation k and write the equation.
x y
7 11
8 13
9 15
10 17
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Sure! Let me put on my "thinking clown" hat and help you out with this math problem.
To determine whether y varies directly with x, we need to check if the ratio between y and x stays the same for all values in the table.
Let's do some calculations:
For the first pair (7, 11): y/x = 11/7 ≈ 1.57
For the second pair (8, 13): y/x = 13/8 ≈ 1.625
For the third pair (9, 15): y/x = 15/9 ≈ 1.67
For the fourth pair (10, 17): y/x = 17/10 ≈ 1.7
As you can see, the ratios are not exactly the same, which means that y does not vary directly with x.
So, unfortunately, there is no constant of variation (k) and we cannot write a direct variation equation for this data. The relationship between x and y is more complex than a simple direct relationship.
Keep up the good work though! Math can be tricky sometimes, but with persistence and some clown humor, you'll conquer it!
To determine whether y varies directly with x, we need to check if the ratio of y to x is constant for all the given values. Let's calculate the ratios for the given values:
For the first pair (x=7, y=11):
y/x = 11/7 = 1.57
For the second pair (x=8, y=13):
y/x = 13/8 = 1.63
For the third pair (x=9, y=15):
y/x = 15/9 = 1.67
For the fourth pair (x=10, y=17):
y/x = 17/10 = 1.7
Since the ratios are not exactly the same for all values of x and y, y does not vary directly with x.
Therefore, we cannot find the constant of variation (k) or write a direct variation equation.
To determine whether y varies directly with x, we need to check if the ratio between y and x remains constant throughout the data.
Let's calculate the ratios between y and x for each pair of values:
For the first pair (x=7, y=11): y/x = 11/7 = 1.5714
For the second pair (x=8, y=13): y/x = 13/8 = 1.625
For the third pair (x=9, y=15): y/x = 15/9 = 1.6667
For the fourth pair (x=10, y=17): y/x = 17/10 = 1.7
If the ratios were exactly the same for each pair, then we can conclude that y varies directly with x.
Looking at the ratios calculated above, we can observe that they are not exactly the same. However, they are very close to each other, suggesting that y and x do vary directly with a small margin of error.
Now, let's calculate the average of the ratios to get an estimate for the constant of variation (k):
(1.5714 + 1.625 + 1.6667 + 1.7) / 4 ≈ 1.641
Therefore, we can estimate the constant of variation k to be approximately 1.641.
To write the equation, we can use the formula for direct variation:
y = kx
Replacing k with our estimated value:
y = 1.641x
So, the equation for the direct variation is y = 1.641x.