Is y/xz=−4 a direct variation, inverse variation, joint or neither?

Jaydin Harvey

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2022-08-29

Is y x z = - 4 a direct variation, inverse variation, joint or neither?

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Dillan Brock

Dillan Brock

Beginner2022-08-30Added 8 answers

"Joint variation" means "direct variation, but with two or more variables".
All the variables are directly proportional, taken one at a time.
Your equation is y x z = - 4 .
We can rearrange this to y=−4xz.
In words, we would say,
y varies directly as x and z, and the constant of variation is −4.

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