Is 2y=1/5x a direct proportion or a inverse porportion?

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Nam D.
May 12, 2018

Direct proportion

Explanation:

Given: #2y=1/5x#.

Divide by #2# to isolate #y#.

#y=1/5x-:2#

#=1/10x#

Direct proportion is in the form of #y=kx#, inverse proportion is in the form of #y=k/x#.

Here, #k=1/10#, and so #y# is directly proportional to #x#.

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