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The value of x when y = -14 is 7

Step-by-step explanation:

Direct variation is a relationship between two variables that can

be expressed by an equation in which one variable is equal to a

constant times the other

If y varies directly with x, then

  • y ∝ x
  • y = k x, is the equation of variation where k is the constant of variation

∵ y varies directly with x

∴ y ∝ x

∴ y = k x

To find k substitute x and y by their initial values

∵ y = 16 and x = -8

- Substitute y by 16 and x by -8 in the equation above

∴ 16 = k(-8)

- Divide both sides by -8

-2 = k

∴ The value of k is -2

- Substitute the value of k in the equation above

y = -2 x ⇒ equation of variation

∵ y = -14

- To find x substitute y by -14 in the equation of variation

∵ -14 = -2 x

- Divide both sides by -2

7 = x

∴  The value of x is 7

The value of x when y = -14 is 7

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