Is $-3x=2y=0$ a direct variation equation and if so what is the constant?

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Is $-3x=2y=0$ a direct variation equation and if so what is the constant?

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Answer 1 · 2017-11-07T09:03:30

$k=-3/2$

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$" a direct variation equation is of the form"$

$•color(white)(x)y=kxlarrcolor(blue)"k is the constant of variation"$

$"rearrange "2y=-3x" into this form"$

$"divide both sides by 2"$

$(cancel(2) y)/cancel(2)=-3/2x$

$rArry=-3/2xtok=-3/2$

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