MATH101 Lecture Notes - Gas Constant
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De nition: the constant of proportionality is a value that relates two quantities that are directly proportional to each other. It is denoted by the letter k: formula: the formula for the constant of proportionality is k = y/x, where y is the. 3. dependent variable and x is the independent variable. This formula is used to calculate the value of k when given two sets of proportional data. Interpretation: the value of k represents the rate of change or slope of the proportional relationship between the two variables. The constant of proportionality in this case is the speed of the object, which relates the distance traveled to the time elapsed.
is directly proportional to the square of 
and inversely proportional to the fourth power of 
