Intermediate Mathematics C | Solution Manual | Direct Linear Variation

Direct Linear Variation

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__

18
30
= 2; ___
12= 2; ___
= 2; ___
24= 2; ___
= 2;
3
6
9
12
15
The relationship is a direct variation with a constant
of variation of 2.
_
_
16
10
28
22
4
__
___
___
___
___
2. = 4; = 3.3; = 3.2; 3.14; = 3.1;
1
3
5
7
9
The quotient is not constant, so the relationship does
not represent a direct variation.
1.

3.

y = kx; y = 10x; k = 10; The relationship is a direct

variation with a constant of variation of 10.

4.

y = x 12; The relationship y = x 12 cannot be

written in the form y = kx, so it does not represent a
direct variation.
9
9
y = __
; The relationship y = __
cannot be written
x
x
in the form y = kx, so it does not represent a
direct variation.

5.

1 x; k = __
1 ; The relationship is a direct
y = kx; y = __
7
7
variation with a constant of variation of __
1.
7
8
16
32
40
24
__
___
___
___
___
7.
= 4; = 4; = 4; = 4; = 4;
2
4
6
8
10
The relationship is a direct variation with a constant
of variation of 4.
_
9
7
3
5
11
__
__
__
__
___
8. = 3; = 2.5; = 2.3; = 2.25; = 2.2;
2
1
3
4
5
The quotient is not constant, so the relationship does
not represent a direct variation.

12.

13.

14.

15.

6.

9.

10.

11.

16.

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w
30
k = __
= ____
= 3; w = 3d; 4 = 3d; d = __
4;
d 10
3
The direct variation equation is w = 3d.
The value of d when w equals 4 is __
4.
3
y
3 1
k = __
= __= __
; y = __
1a; y = __
1 6 = 2;
a 9 3
3
3
The direct variation equation is y = __
1a. The value
3
of y when a equals 6 is 2.
m
1 10
k = __
= ___
1; m = __
1 = __
1 x; y = __
x 4
4
4
4
10
5
___
__
= = ; The direct variation equation is
4
2
5
__
1
.
m = x. The value of m when x equals 10 is __
2
4
q ____
3
6
3
3
__
___
___
___
k = = 20

= ; q = z; 11 = z;
z
10
10
10
110
z = ____
; The direct variation equation is
3
3
q = ___z. The value of z when q equals 11
10

17.

y 6 __
k = __ = __
= 2; y = __
2x; 7 = __
2x; x = ___
21;
x 9 3
3
3
2
The direct variation equation is y = __
2x. The value
3
___
21
of x when y equals 7 is .
2
__y ___
20
k = = = 5; y = 5x; y = 5 2 = 10;
x 4
The direct variation equation is y = 5x. The value
of y when x equals 2 is 10.
d
1 ; d = __
1 t; 9 = __
1 t; t = 36; The direct
k = __
= ___
5= __
t 20 4
4
4
1
__
variation equation is d = t. The value of t when d
4
equals 9 is 36.

p 49
k = __
= ___
= 7; p = 7x; p = 7 12 = 84;
x
7
The direct variation equation is p = 7x. The value of
p when x equals 12 is 84.

110
is ____
.
3
y
k = __ = ___
4= __
1; y = __
1 x; The direct variation
x 12 3
3
equation is given by y = __
1 x.
3
y
10
8
6
4
2
10 8 6 4 2

y  3x
2 4 6 8 10

4
6
8

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18.

y 30
k = __ = ___
= 10; The direct variation equation is
x
3
given by y = 10x.

21.

y
k = __
= ___
2 = __
1; The direct variation equation is
x 8
4
1
__
given by y = x.
4

y
10
8
6
4
2

19.

10
8

y  10x
y

10 8 6 4 2

2 4 6 8 10

10

10

b 5
k = __
= ___
; The direct variation equation is given
a
2
5
__
by b = a.
2

22.

2 4 6 8 10

10 8 6 4 2

10

y
8
1; The direct variation equation is
k = __ = ____

= __
x 16
2
__
1
given by y = x.
2

23.

10

Let m represent the number of gallons bought and

c 13.35
c represent the total cost. k = __= _____

= 2.67;
m
5
c = 2.67m; 34.71 = 2.67m; 13 = m; There were
13 gal of gas purchased for $34.71.

y
10
8
1
y  2 x 6
4
2
2 4 6 8 10

24.

Let F represent force and a represent acceleration.

a 6.5
k = __
= ___
0.0929; a = 0.0929F; 8 = 0.0929F;
F 70
86.11 F; A force of approximately 86.11 newtons
will cause an acceleration of 8 m/s2.

25.

Let m represent the number of miles and t represent

t
1 = 0.25; t = 0.25m;
time in hours. k = __
= __
m 4
t = 0.25 5.7 = 1.425; It will take Oni 1.425 h to
run 5.7 mi.

2 4 6 8 10

10 8 6 4 2

n = 2m

20.

n 6
k = __
= __= 2; The direct variation equation is
m 3
given by n = 2m.

10
8
6
4
2

6
5
b  2 a 4
2
10 8 6 4 2

2 4 6 8 10

10
8

6
4
2

10 8 6 4 2

1
4 x

10

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26.

Let r represent radius and c represent circumference.

c 9.42
k = __
= ____= 6.28; c = 6.28r; c = 6.28 9 = 56.5;
r
1.5
The circumference of a circle with a radius of 9 in.
is 56.5 in.

27.

Let l represent load and s represent stretch of spring.

s 2.5
k = _ = ___ 0.3571; s = 0.3571l; 5 = 0.3571l;
l
7
l 14.001; A load of approximately 14.001 kg
would stretch the spring 5 cm.

28.

Let h represent the number of hours worked and

p represent the total amount of Paulas paycheck.
p 52.50
k = __ = _____

= 8.75; p = 8.75h; h = 11;
h
6
p = (8.75)(11) = 96.25; She earned $96.25 for
11 h of work.

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29.

Let s represent speed and h represent height.

h
20
20
k = __
2= ___
2= ____

0.0617; h = 0.0617s2;
s
18
324
______
30 = 0.0617s2; 486.22 s2;
486.22
= s;
s 22.050; The initial speed of approximately
22.050 m/s will allow the ball to travel 30 m high.

30.

Let s represent speed and E represent kinetic energy.

k = __
E2= ___
E2= ____
E
E s2;
; E = ____
E s2; 3E = ____
s
30
900
900
900
900
3E ____
= s2; 2700 = s2; s 51.96; 51.96 30
E
= 21.96; The increase would be approximately
21.96 mph.

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