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I dont know what proportional means in math...or how to figure out what is

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hello

Proportionality in maths means when two variables increase by a definite constant.

for example, when x is proportional to y, it means if x increases by 2, y will also increase by 2.


x\propto y

the sign between x and y is known are proportionality sign.

the opposite of proportional is known as inversely proportional. this occurs in a situation where by if two variables are inversely proportional to each other, one increases by a certain factor while the other decreases by that same factor

for example, while x is inversely proportional to y, if x increases by 2, y decreases by 2


x\propto(1)/(y)

the equation above states x is inversely proportional to y

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