JOINT VARIATION

BY ANGELICA GALULAN
JOINT VARIATION
- Direct relationship between
three or more quantities.
 JOINT VARIATION
“y varies jointly as x and z”
“y jointly proportional to x and z”
𝑦1 𝑦2 𝑧1
y = kxz = ∙
𝑥1 𝑥2 𝑧2
Solve each of the following problem.
1. Suppose c varies jointly as a and b, If c = 90 when a = 30 and
b = 28, find c when a = 42 and b = 16.

2. Suppose m varies jointly as n and p. If p = 18 when m = 144 and

n = 16, find p when m = 24 and n = 16.
Solve each of the following problem.
3. The price of a steel rod varies jointly as the length and the
square of the diameter. If a 12ft. rod with a 2in. of diameter cost
₱480.00, then what is the price of an 18ft. rod with a 3in. of
diameter?
Solve each of the following problem.
4. Wind resistance varies jointly as an object’s surface area and
velocity. If an object traveling at 40 mile per hour with a surface
area of 25 square feet experiences a wind resistance of 225
Newton's, how fast must a car with 40 square feet of surface area
travel in order to experience a wind resistance of 270 Newton’s?
Solve each of the following problem.
5. Kinetic energy KE (the energy something possesses due to
being in motion) varies jointly with the mass m (in kilograms) of
that object and square of the velocity v (in meters per seconds).
1
The constant of variation is .
2
a.Write the equation for kinetic energy.

b. If a car is travelling 104 kilometers/hour and weighs

8,800kg.What is its kinetic energy?
Translate the following inverse variation situations into equations.

1. The volume of a cone varies jointly as its height and the square
of its radius.
2. Kinetic energy varies jointly as the mass and the square of the
velocity.
3. If p varies jointly as q and r squared.

4.The volume of a pyramid varies jointly as its height and the area
of its base.
Solve each of the following problem.
1. The volume of a pyramid varies jointly as its height and the area
of its base. A pyramid with a height of 12 feet and a base with area
of 23 square feet has a volume of 92 cubic feet. Find the volume of
a pyramid with a height of 17 feet and a base with an area of 27
square feet.
Solve each of the following problem.
2. 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.
 REVIEW
Direct Variation, Inverse Variation And Joint Variation
 DIRECT VARIATION
“y varies directly as x”
“y directly proportional to x”
y = kx
𝑦1 𝑦2
=
𝑥1 𝑥2
Translate the following direct variation situations into equations.

1. The distance you travel is directly proportional to the time

you have been traveling.

2. The weight of an object on the Moon varies directly with its

weight on Earth.

3. The amount of a purchase varies directly with the number of

pounds of peaches.
Translate the following direct variation situations into equations.

1. The distance you travel is directly proportional to the time

you have been traveling.

2. The weight of an object on the Moon varies directly with its

weight on Earth.

3. The amount of a purchase varies directly with the number of

pounds of peaches.
 INVERSE VARIATION
“y varies inversely as x”
“y inversely proportional to x”
𝑘
y=
𝑥
Translate the following inverse variation situations into equations.

1. The distance you travel is inversely proportional to the time

you have been traveling.

2. The weight of an object on the Moon varies inversely with its

weight on Earth.

3. The amount of a purchase varies inversely with the number of

pounds of peaches.
 COMBINED VARIATION

“y varies directly as x and as inversely z”

𝑘𝑥 𝑦𝑧
y= k=
𝑧 𝑥
 Translate the following combined variation situations into
equations.

Suppose y varies directly as x and inversely as z.

M varies directly as t and 𝑟 2 and inversely as d.

The maximum weight M of a board varied directly with its width

W and the square of its thickness T, and inversely with the
distance D.
 Translate the following combined variation situations into
equations.

1. If a varies jointly as b and c and inversely as the square of d.

2. If p varies directly as the square of q and inversely as the

square root of r
3. The maximum load that a cylindrical column with a circular
cross section can hold varies directly as the fourth power of the
diameter and inversely as the square of the height.
 Translate the following combined variation situations into
equations.

4. The volume,V, of a gas varies directly as the temperature, T, and

inversely as the pressure P.

5. The hyperfocal length H in meters varies directly with the

square of the focal length L in millimeters, and inversely with the
selected aperture f.
Solve each of the following problem.
1. If y varies directly with the square of x and inversely with z, and
y = 1 when x = 2 and z = 10. Find y when x = 4 and z = 5.

2. If a varies directly with the cube of b and inversely with c, and

a = 8 when b = 2 and c = 4. Find a when b = 6 and c = 12.
Solve each of the following problem.
3. The time t it takes to construct a highway varies directly as the
length of the road I but inversely with the number of workers W. If
it takes 50 workers and 8 weeks to construct 2 km of highway,
how long will it take 80 workers to construct 15km of highway?
Solve each of the following problem.
4. The volume of gas in a gas shock absorber varies inversely with
the pressure and directly with the temperature. The volume is 24
cu. cm when temperature is 30˚C and the pressure is 25kg. What
is the volume when the temperature is 20˚C, and the pressure is
40kg?