DIRECT LINEAR GRAPH OF THE FUNCTION

VARIATION 50
DIRECT VARIATION

40
If y varies directly as x and given y
30
= 9 when x = 5, find:
20

the equation connecting x and y 10

0
0 5 10 15 20 25 30
the value of y when x = 15

k= 9/5 ; y =kx ; y = 9/5(15) = 27 JOINT VARIATION

the value of y when x = 20
k= 9/5 ; y =kx ; y = 9/5(20) = 36
the value of y when x = 25
k= 9/5 ; y =kx ; y = 9/5(25) = 45
the value of x when y = 6
k=9/5; y = kx; x=(6)(5/9)= 10/3
the value of x when y = 8
k=9/5; y=kx; x=(8)(5/9)= 40/9
Wind resistance varies jointly as an
object’s surface area and velocity. If
If f varies jointly as g and the cube
an object traveling at 40 mile per
of h, and f = 200 when g = 5 and h =
hour with a surface area of 25
4, find f when g = 3 and h = 6.
square feet experiences a wind
resistance of 225 Newtons, how
fast must a car with 40 square feet
of surface area travel in order to
experience a wind resistance of 270
Newtons?
 If y varies jointly as x and z, and y =
33 when x = 9 and z = 12, find y
when x = 16 and z = 22.

If a varies jointly as b and the

square root of c, and a = 21 when b
= 5 and c = 36, find a when b = 9 and
c = 225.
For a given interest rate, simple
interest varies jointly as principal
and time. If $2000 left in an account
for 4 years earns interest of $320,
how much interest would be earned
in if you deposit $5000 for 7 years?
INVERSE The frequency of a vibrating guitar
string varies inversely as its length.
If r varies inversely as the cube of s,
VARIATION Suppose a guitar string 0.65 meters
and r = 17 when s = 3, find r when s
long vibrates 4.3 times per second.
= 2.
If y varies inversely as x, and y = 32 What frequency would a string 0.5
when x = 3, find x when y = 15. meters long have?
If g varies inversely as the square
root of h, and g = 9 when h = 121,
find g when h = 81.
The current in a simple electrical
circuit is inversely proportional to
the resistance. If the current is 80
amps when the resistance is 50
ohms, find the current when the
resistance is 22 ohms.
COMBINED
VARIATION
Example 1 – If y varies directly as x
and inversely as z, and y = 24 when
x = 48 and z = 4, find x when y = 44
and z = 6.
If f varies directly as g and inversely
as the square of h, and f = 20 when
g = 50 and h = 5, find f when g = 18
and h = 6.
If y varies jointly as a and b and
inversely as the square root of c,
and y = 12 when a = 3, b = 2, and c =
64, find y when a = 5, b = 2, and c =
25.
The number of minutes needed to
solve an exercise set of variation
problems varies directly as the
number of problems and inversely
as the number of people working on
the solutions. It takes 4 people 36
minutes to solve 18 problems. How
many minutes will it take 6 people
to solve 42 problems.
The electrical resistance of a wire
varies directly as its length and
inversely as the square of its
diameter. A wire with a length of
200 inches and a diameter of one-
quarter of an inch has a resistance
of 20 ohms. Find the electrical
resistance in a 500 inch wire with
the same diameter.