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    The document discusses direct proportion and its graphing. It provides examples of situations that are directly proportional, such as circumference of a circle and diameter. It also gives problems involving direct proportion, such as determining equations when y varies directly with x, finding unknown values from ratios, and calculating constants of proportionality from given points. The document serves as a tutorial on direct proportion, covering definitions, identifying examples, writing equations, and solving word problems involving direct variation.

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    The document discusses direct proportion and its graphing. It provides examples of situations that are directly proportional, such as circumference of a circle and diameter. It also gives problems involving direct proportion, such as determining equations when y varies directly with x, finding unknown values from ratios, and calculating constants of proportionality from given points. The document serves as a tutorial on direct proportion, covering definitions, identifying examples, writing equations, and solving word problems involving direct variation.

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    DIRECT PROPORTION AND ITS GRAPHING

    1. Which one of the following is not a direct variation?

    a. The amount of gas a person buys


    and the money he pays

    b. Profit and sales

    c. Circumference of a circle and its


    diameter

    d. A person′s age and his height

    2. If the circumference of a circle varies directly as its diameter, then the constant of variation
    is _____________

    3. Determine whether the graph represents a direct variation or not.

    4. For the given function, find its equation if y varies directly as x.


    x y
    9 - 27
    - 10 30
    - 11 33
    a. y = - 3x
    b. y = 13x
    c. y = 5x
    d. y = 31x
    5. Determine whether y varies directly as x, if so, write its equation.
    x y
    6 8
    8 6
    11 2

    6. A car runs 18 miles on 2 gallons of gas. The number of gallons of gas varies directly with the
    number of miles the car runs. How many miles will the car run on 4.4 gallons of gas? (Show
    working)
    a. 39.6 miles
    b. 2 miles
    c. 9 miles
    d. 18 miles

    7. When it is 1 PM, an electric post, 18 ft high, casts a shadow of 12 ft. Find the height of a tree
    that casts a shadow of 15 ft at same time.

    8. If 12 men earn $450 in a day, how much will 8 men earn?

    9. On a road map two cities Brattleboro and Tempe are shown 8 inches apart. The two cities
    are actually 120 miles apart. The distance on the map between two other cities Galena and
    Huntsville is 9 inches. How many miles apart are these cities?

    10. A scale model of a lecture hall is 6 cm long and 4 cm wide. The actual length of the lecture
    hall is 21 m. What is the actual width in meters?

    11. Suppose 𝑦 is directly proportional to 𝑥 and that 𝑦 = 12 when 𝑥 = 15. Find the constant
    of proportionality k. Use 𝑦 = 𝑘𝑥 to find 𝑦 when 𝑥 = 10.

    https://www.khanacademy.org/math/algebra-home/alg-rational-expr-eq-func/alg-direct-and-
    inverse-variation/v/direct-and-inverse-variation

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