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Variations

The document discusses variations, which describe relationships where one quantity changes in relation to another, with examples from economics and demand. It outlines four types of variations: direct, inverse, joint, and partial, providing definitions and examples for direct and inverse variations. The document emphasizes the importance of understanding these relationships in various fields such as economics, science, and health.

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Variations

The document discusses variations, which describe relationships where one quantity changes in relation to another, with examples from economics and demand. It outlines four types of variations: direct, inverse, joint, and partial, providing definitions and examples for direct and inverse variations. The document emphasizes the importance of understanding these relationships in various fields such as economics, science, and health.

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VA R I AT I O N S

OUTCOMES

• Types of variations
• Solving problems in different types of variation
• Solving real world application involving joint and partial variation
VA R I AT I O N S
• Variation describes a relationship where one quantity changes in relation to another.

• Consider a case where fuel price increase , the transport fare also increases, similarly when the
transport fares increases the prices of goods also increases.

• Another scenario can be price and demand. When the price of normal goods increases the demand
of that goods reduces.

• All these examples are showing that there is a relationship between two quantities, so variation
deals with these relationships i.e How change in one quantity affect the other quantity.

• Variations are applied in many fields including Economics, science, Health, Education etc.
T Y P E S O F VA R I AT I O N S

• Direct variation

• Inverse variation

• Joint variation

• Partial variation
D I R E C T VA R I AT I O N
• Variation in which increase in one variable results in increase of the other variable

• For instance the cost of production is directly proportional to the quantity produced meaning that as
the quantity produced increases the cost also increases.

• The symbol “ ∝ “ means “ varies as” or “ proportional to “


𝐴
• For example “A is proportional to B” A ∝ B → A = KB ( where k is a constant) K= 𝐵

Example
1. If P is proportional to q and p=30 when q=6, find the constant proportional and find the
value of p when q=24.
solution
p∝q when q = 24
p = kq p = 5 × 24
30 =k × 6 p = 120
30
k= 6 =5
p = 5q
I N V E R S E VA R I AT I O N
• This is the variation in which one quantity increases while the other quantity decreases.

• For example Time required to finish a job is decreases when the number of workers increases.
1 k
• If A is inversely related to B then A ∝ 𝐵 → A = 𝐵 k = A × B

Example
If P varies inversely as q and p=4, when q=6, find p when q=8.
solution

1
p∝𝑞 when q = 6

k 24
p=𝑞 p= 8
k
4=6 p=3
k=4×6
k = 24

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