How do you determine the constant of variation for the direct variation given $Y = - \frac{3}{2} x$ $Y=-3/2x$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2015-10-21T06:54:24

$k = - \frac{3}{2}$ $k=-3/2$

The statement "y varies directly as x" can be algebraically expressed

as: $y = k x$ $y=kx$ , where $k$ $k$ is the constant of variation, so in this case:

$y = - \frac{3}{2} x$ $y=-3/2x$ , the constant of variation is:

$k = - \frac{3}{2}$ $k=-3/2$

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