Name
Direct Variation and Function Notation
Date
No. A direct Variation
1.
Does this line represent a Direct Variation?
has a y-Intercept of 0.
Explain your answer.
This line has a y-
Intercept of -2.
2.
Is the relationship between x and y a Direct Variation?
x
-2
-1
0
1
2
3
4
5
y
-3
-1.5
0
1.5
3
4.5
6
7.5
yes
3.
Create an equation in Function form for the relationship between x and y described in the table from Question 2.
f
(x) = 1.5x
4.
What is the Constant of Variation for this relationship: 4x + y = 0
-4
5.
A line passes through the point (0, 3). Can you determine whether the line represents a Direct Variation? How?
All Direct Variations go through the Origin, and one point is always (0, 0). Since this is a straight
line, there can only be one y value for an x value of zero, so the line does not include (0, 0), and is
not a Direct Variation.
f
f
(x) = 3x - 1.5
(2.5) = 6
6.
Evaluate this function for x = 2.5:
f
7.
Graph the function
(x) = 4 - 2x
8.
What is the Constant of Variation for the function f(x) = 4x
4
9.
Is this a Direct Variation?
x
y
no
0
1
3
7
6
13