Is the equation $y = 5 x$ $y = 5x$ in direct variation and if so, what is the constant of variation?

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Answer 1 · 2015-04-07T20:26:52

$y = 5 x$ $y = 5x$ is a direct variation equation and the constant of variation is $5$ $5$
(Basically this is just definitions of the terms).

Is the equation y=5xy = 5x in direct variation and if so, what is the constant of variation?