Stage 21 · Linear Functions

21.4.2 One Point Pins Down a Direct Proportion

21.4 The Method of Undetermined Coefficients: Working Back from Points

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21.4.2 One Point Pins Down a Direct Proportion

Core idea

A direct proportion is missing only k, so plugging in a single known point is enough to solve for y=kx.

Module goal. Master the general technique for recovering y=kx+b from given conditions, opening the reverse route from "graph or data" back to "formula."
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