VARIATIONS

A. DIRECT VARIATIONS
- There is direct variation whenever a situation
produces pairs of numbers in which their ratio
is constant.

2.
3.

y varies directly with x

y=kx
Where k is the constant variation
Example :
1. An employees salary S varies directly as
the number of days d he has worked.
2. The cost C of fish varies directly as its
weight w in kilograms.
3. The area A of a square varies directly as
the square of its side s
Solving Direct Variations
1. If x varies directly as y and x = 35 when y
= 7. What is the value of its constant
variations? what is the value of y when x =
25?
2. Determine the constant variation of the
table below

3.

B. INVERSE VARIATION
occurs whenever a situation produces pairs of
numbers whose product is constant.
y varies inversely to x,
k
y=
x
, where k is the constant of variation.
Examples:
1. The cost c per person of renting a private
resort varies inversely as the number n of
persons sharing the rent.
2. The rate r at which a person types a
certain manuscript varies inversely as the
time t spent in typing.
3. The acceleration a of a car is inversely
proportional to its mass m.
SOLVING IVERSE VARIATION
1. If y varies inversely as x and y = 3 , what
is the value of its constant variation? And
when x = 4, find y when x = 6.

C. JOINT VARIATION
- Two variations are related directly.
a varies jointly as b and c
a = kbc, or

k=

a
bc

where k is the constant of variation.

EXAMPLE :
1. The area A of a parallelogram varies
jointly as the base b and altitude h.
2. The heat H produced by an electric lamp
varies jointly as the resistance R and the
square of the current i.
3. The volume V of a pyramid varies jointly
as the area of the base B and the altitude
h.
SOLVING JOINT VARIATION
1. z varies jointly as x and y. If z = 3 when x
= 3 and y = 15, what is the value of the
constant variation? And find z when x = 6
and y = 9.
2. The amount of gasoline used by a car
varies jointly as the distance travelled and
the square root of the speed. Suppose a
car used 25 liters on a 100 kilometer trip
at 100 km/hr. About how many liters will it
use on a 192 kilometer trip at 64 km/hr?
3. The area of triangle varies jointly as the
base and the height. A triangle with a base
of 8 cm and a height of 9 cm has an area
of 36 square centimeters. Find the area
when the base is 10 cm and the height is
7 cm.
D. COMBINED VARIATIONS
- Involves both the direct and inverse
variation
z varies directly as x and inversely as y
kx
zy
z=
k=
or
y
x
, where k is the constant of variation.
EXAMPLES:
1. The electrical resistance R of a wire varies
directly as its length l and inversely as the
square of its diameter d.
2. The pressure P of a gas varies directly as its
temperature t and inversely as its volume V.

3. P varies directly as the square of x and

inversely as s.
SOLVING COMBINED VARIATIONS
1. w varies directly as x and y and inversely
as v2 and w = 1200 when x = 4, y = 9 and
v = 6. Find the value of constant variation.
And Find w when x = 3, y = 12, and v = 9.
2. w varies directly as x and y and inversely
as v and w = 1200 when x = 4, y = 9 and
v = 6. Find the value of constant variation.
And Find w when x = 3, y = 12, and v = 9.
VARIATIONS
A. DIRECT VARIATIONS
- There is direct variation whenever a situation
produces pairs of numbers in which their ratio
is constant.

2. The rate r at which a person types a

certain manuscript varies inversely as the
time t spent in typing.
3. The acceleration a of a car is inversely
proportional to its mass m.
SOLVING IVERSE VARIATION
1. If y varies inversely as x and y = 3 , what
is the value of its constant variation? And
when x = 4, find y when x = 6.

2.
3.

y varies directly with x

y=kx
Where k is the constant variation
Example :
1. An employees salary S varies directly as
the number of days d he has worked.
2. The cost C of fish varies directly as its
weight w in kilograms.
3. The area A of a square varies directly as
the square of its side s
Solving Direct Variations
1. If x varies directly as y and x = 35 when y
= 7. What is the value of its constant
variations? what is the value of y when x =
25?
2. Determine the constant variation of the
table below

3.

B. INVERSE VARIATION
occurs whenever a situation produces pairs of
numbers whose product is constant.
y varies inversely to x,
k
y=
x
, where k is the constant of variation.
Examples:
1. The cost c per person of renting a private
resort varies inversely as the number n of
persons sharing the rent.

C. JOINT VARIATION
- Two variations are related directly.
a varies jointly as b and c
a = kbc, or

k=

a
bc

where k is the constant of variation.

EXAMPLE :
1. The area A of a parallelogram varies
jointly as the base b and altitude h.
2. The heat H produced by an electric lamp
varies jointly as the resistance R and the
square of the current i.
3. The volume V of a pyramid varies jointly
as the area of the base B and the altitude
h.
SOLVING JOINT VARIATION
1. z varies jointly as x and y. If z = 3 when x
= 3 and y = 15, what is the value of the
constant variation? And find z when x = 6
and y = 9.
2. The amount of gasoline used by a car
varies jointly as the distance travelled and
the square root of the speed. Suppose a
car used 25 liters on a 100 kilometer trip
at 100 km/hr. About how many liters will it
use on a 192 kilometer trip at 64 km/hr?
3. The area of triangle varies jointly as the
base and the height. A triangle with a base
of 8 cm and a height of 9 cm has an area
of 36 square centimeters. Find the area
when the base is 10 cm and the height is
7 cm.
D. COMBINED VARIATIONS
- Involves both the direct and inverse
variation
z varies directly as x and inversely as y

z=

kx
y

or

k=

zy
x

, where k is the constant of variation.

EXAMPLES:
1. The electrical resistance R of a wire varies
directly as its length l and inversely as the
square of its diameter d.
2. The pressure P of a gas varies directly as its
temperature t and inversely as its volume V.

3. P varies directly as the square of x and

inversely as s.
SOLVING COMBINED VARIATIONS
3. w varies directly as x and y and inversely
as v2 and w = 1200 when x = 4, y = 9 and
v = 6. Find the value of constant variation.
And Find w when x = 3, y = 12, and v = 9.
4. w varies directly as x and y and inversely
as v and w = 1200 when x = 4, y = 9 and
v = 6. Find the value of constant variation.
And Find w when x = 3, y = 12, and v = 9.