Direct variation.
A relationship in which the ratio of two variables is constant is known as a direct variation or direct proportionality. In this relationship, as one variable increases or decreases, the other variable changes in a consistent manner, maintaining the same ratio. Mathematically, it can be expressed as ( y = kx ), where ( k ) is the constant ratio. This type of relationship is often seen in scenarios involving linear equations and proportional relationships.
[Directly] proportional quantities.
Proportional
The diameter and circumference of a circle.
Direct variation.
The relationship is a linear one. For example when driving at a constant speed, the relationship between distance driven and the time driven is linear with a constant ratio (of the constant speed).
The constant of proportionality can be calculated by dividing the output variable by the input variable in a proportional relationship. It represents the ratio between the input and output quantities in the relationship. This constant remains the same throughout the relationship.
Two variables whose ratio is constant have a linear relationship. The first variable is the second multiplied by the constant.
It is a direct [linear] proportionality.
It is a direct proportion.
A linear relationship
A relationship in which the ratio of two variables is constant is known as a direct variation or direct proportionality. In this relationship, as one variable increases or decreases, the other variable changes in a consistent manner, maintaining the same ratio. Mathematically, it can be expressed as ( y = kx ), where ( k ) is the constant ratio. This type of relationship is often seen in scenarios involving linear equations and proportional relationships.
It is called direct variation.
[Directly] proportional quantities.
The constant of variation in a direct variation is the constant (unchanged) ratio of two variable quantities. The formula for direct variation is. y=kx (or y=kx ) where k is the constant of variation .
Proportional