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What is the constant of variation for y= 2/5x​

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Explanation:

This equation is of the form y = kx, where k is the constant of variation. In our case, this is 2/5. One thing that separates a direct variation from simply a line (although a direct variation does in fact represent a line when graphed), is that the graph of a direct variation will ALWAYS go through the origin. That means that it will never have the "+ k" at the end of its equation and its y-intercept is always 0.

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