[tex]\bf \qquad \qquad \textit{direct proportional variation}\\\\
\textit{\underline{y} varies directly with \underline{x}}\qquad \qquad y=kx\impliedby
\begin{array}{llll}
k=constant\ of\\
\qquad variation
\end{array}\\\\
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\textit{we also know that }
\begin{cases}
y=\frac{1}{2}\\
x=2
\end{cases}\implies \cfrac{1}{2}=k2\implies \cfrac{1}{4}=k
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\boxed{y=\cfrac{1}{4}x}
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\textit{when x=3, what is \underline{y}?}\qquad y=\cfrac{1}{4}\cdot 3[/tex]