Direct Variation With Exponents


Direct and Inverse Variation II - Concepts
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Direct Variation With Exponents

Direct Variation:

Two terms are said to be in direct variation if increase or decrease of term will result in the increase or decrease of the other term respectively.

Direct Variation With Exponents:

Two terms are said to be in direct variation with exponents if increase or decrease of term will result in the exponential increase or decrease of the other term respectively.

For example:let us consider the formula to find the area of circle.

The formula for finding the area A of  a circle of radius r is 

A = pi r^{2}

Now let us calculate the value of area for different values of the radius

r

0 1 2 3 4

A

0 3.14 12.57 28.27 50.27

If we graph A against r  we get the graph below

The graph is not the straight line, it is curve or we can say that it is part of a parabola . So the area is not directly proportional with radius. A is not directly proportional to r. 

However suppose we include in the table a row for the values of r^{2} : 

r

0 1 2 3 4
r^{2}{color{Cyan} } 0 1 4 9 16
A 0 3.14 12.57 28.27 50.27

The graph of  A against r^{2} is a straight line through the origin O as shown below

so A is directly proportional to r^{2}. We can say that A; alpha ;r^{2}. In this case we know from the formula that the proportional constant is  k = pi  .  

Notice from the table that if r is doubled from 1 to 2 both r^{2} and A are multiplied by 9 . 

Illustration: From the following equation state which two variables are directly proportional and determine the proportionality constant  k . 

 y = frac{x^{4}}{5} . 

Solution: On analysing the equation we can say that as

    y = frac{x^{4}}{5}  , 

  Rightarrow y = frac{1}{5}x^{4} 

y; = k ;x^{4}; where; k = frac{1}{5} 

  therefore    y; alpha ;x^{4}      .   

Hence y is directly proportional to the fourth power of x  and the proportionality constant is

 k = frac{1}{5}   .    

Sample Questions
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Question : 1

If p varies directly as the square of q, and p = 20 when q = 5, find p when q = 8.

Right Option : A
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Question : 2

18 men can do a piece of work in 35 days. For doing the same work in 15 days, how many men are required?

Right Option : C
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Question : 3

From the following equation state which two variables are directly proportional.

y = frac{9}{2}x^{2}

Right Option : C
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