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Both are variations of certain kinds of equations. X=kY is a direct variation since X varies directly as Y and k is the constant of variation. X=k/Y is an inverse variation where X varies inversly as Y and k is the constant of variation. Both of these variations are also functions.
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What does variation mean in math terms?
There are different types of variation in math - direct variation, inverse variation, and joint variation for a start. Direct variation is just simply that x and y vary directly. What this means is that they do the same thing - as x increases so does y, or as x decreases so does the value of y. In general the formula for direct variation is y=kx where k is the constant of variation. (For example we could have a direct variation equation such as y=2x. The constant of variation is 2, which just means that as x increases, y doubles that amount and thus also increases) Inverse variation is when x and y do the opposite of each other. So as x increases, y decreases or as x decreases the value of y increases. One fun example of where this happens in real life is with Ramen Noodles - the less money people make the more Ramen Noodles they buy. We would say that people's income and the amount of Ramen Noodles they buy vary inversely. In general the formula for inverse variation is y = k/x where again k is the constant of variation. Joint variation is when you have three variables that are related. The general formula for joint variation is y=kxz where z is just a third variable and k is still the constant of variation.
What kind of cost is direct Labor?
Direct labor is direct cost as it varies with variation in production level and directly related with number of units of product.
When two quantities form a direct variation what is it called?
A direct variation (!) or direct reelationship.
Is y equals 2x plus 5 a direct variation if so what is the constant of variation?
No, it is not a direct variation.
Does every linear equasion represent a direct variation relationship?
I have recently been doing all these direct variation problems but not every linear relationship is a direct variation... But every direct variation is a linear relation!
