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Posted on September 12, 2019September 26, 2019

Proportionality and Linear Functions

Calculus 1, Lectures 2A and 2B

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Quantities that are directly proportional to each other arise everywhere in science. Examples include distance traveled with speed, volume with temperature for an ideal gas, and force with acceleration.

If the two quantities are thought of as variables, then the direct proportionality between them leads to an equation … Read the rest

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