JOINT VARIATION

- the same as direct variation with two or

more quantities.
That is:
Joint variation is a variation where a quantity varies
directly as the product of two or more other quantities

k
vw

Examples in real life:

1. The number of days (d) it takes to watch the entirety of
a show is jointly proportional to the number of episodes
(e) there are and the length of the episodes (l).
d
d = kel or k = el
2. The area of a triangle (A) increases as the height (h) and
base length (b) increase.
A
A = kbh or k = bℎ
I. Fill in the blank to complete the
statements below.
1. The statement “a varies jointly as b and c”
is written as __________.
2. If B=kts then the constant of variation is
_________.
3. The statement “a varies jointly as b and c”
a
means a=kbc , or k = bc , where k is the _____.

II. Translate each statement into

mathematical equation.
1. P varies jointly as q and r.
2. V varies jointly as l, w and h.
3. The area A of a parallelogram varies jointly
as the base b and altitude h.
4. The volume of a cylinder V varies jointly as
its height h and the square of the radius r.
The heat H produced by an electric lamp
varies jointly as the resistance R and the
square of the current i.