Without the rest of the equation it is not possible to tell.
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If the equation is in the form y = k*x where k is a non-zero constant, then it is.
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When two variables are related in such a way that the ratio of their values always remains the same, the two variables are said to be in direct variation. y=2x is direct variation y=x+2 is not direct variation
Suppose the two variables are denoted by X and Y. If Y is a constant multiple of X, that is Y = c*X, then the variation is direct. If the value of X*Y is a constant, that is Y = c/X, then the variation in inverse.
If a variable X is in inverse variation with a variable Y, then it is in direct variation with the variable (1/Y).
y=x/7 y=(1/7) x It is a direct variation since it is of the form y=kx, where k=1/7 , a constant
A variable, Y, is in direct square variation with a variable, X, if Y = kX2 where k is some (non-zero) constant.