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algebra intermediate

Problem

Indicate in which one of the following equations is neither directly nor inversely proportional to :
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
Solution
Notice that for any directly or inversely proportional values, it can be expressed as or . Now we try to convert each into its standard form counterpart. As we can see, the only equation without a "standard" form is , so our answer is
Final answer
D