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Write a function rule for the data in the table. Determine if it's a direct variation, inverse variation or neither. Last, determine the value of x if y=10.

Write a function rule for the data in the table. Determine if it's a direct variation-example-1
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I'm assuming you meant to say "graph" instead of "table".

The function rule is y = x+2 because the y intercept is 2, where the graph crosses the y axis. The slope is 1 meaning we move 1 unit up and 1 unit to the right each time. You can use the slope formula to determine the slope, or simply make this observation of rise vs run.

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Because this line doesn't go through the origin, and because it's not in the form y = k*x, this means we do not have a direct variation equation.

We do not have an inverse variation equation either because it is not in the form y = k/x or x*y = k. A visual indication of this is that the graph isn't a curved hyperbola.

Therefore, this function is neither direct variation nor inverse variation

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Plug in y = 10 and solve for x

y = x+2

x+2 = y

x+2 = 10

x+2-2 = 10-2

x = 8

The value of x is 8

So if x = 8, then y = 10 meaning that (x,y) = (8,10) is on this blue diagonal line.

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