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Y=25x+5 proportional or non-proportional

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Final answer:

The equation y=25x+5 is not directly proportional because it has a y-intercept of 5, which means it does not pass through the origin (0; 0) as directly proportional relationships do.

Step-by-step explanation:

The equation y=25x+5 represents a linear relationship between y and x.

However, for a relationship to be considered directly proportional, the line represented by the equation must pass through the origin (0; 0), meaning it has no y-intercept or the intercept must be zero.

Since this equation has a y-intercept of 5, it is not directly proportional. Direct proportionality is expressed as y = kx, where k is the proportionality constant and there is no y-intercept.

Conversely, inversely proportional relationships have a curve that never cuts the axis and are represented by this format: y = k/x.

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