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Direct variation is the ratio of two variable is constant. Inverse variation is when the product of two variable is constant. For example, direct variation is y = kx and indirect variation would be y = k/x .

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If x varies directly as y, then

x= ky, where k is any constant

If x varies inversely as y, then

x = k/y, where k is any constant

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