y is directly proportional to x
といいます.正比例することを「比例する」ともいいますが,英語でもdirectなしで,proportionalityとか,proportionalとかいいます.すなわち,yがxに比例するというのに,
y is proportional to x
でもいいわけです.そして,どちらもy=kx(kは比例定数)という関係式になり,時にはy∝xとも表されます.
https://www.openalgebra.com/2012/11/variation.html |
y varies directly with x
または
y varies directly as x
とも表現されます.
https://www.onlinemathlearning.com/joint-variation.html |
y is inversely proportional to x
y varies inversely with x
y varies inversely as x
などと表され,関係式は$y=\frac{k}{x}$となります.
因みに,joint variation, combined variationという用語もあり,joint variationは2変数以上の積に比例し,その関係式は2変数の場合y=kxzになります.また,combined variationは2変数以上の積や商に比例し,その式は例えば$y=\frac{kz}{x}$などとなります.
[Direct Variation 問題]
The area of an ellipse varies jointly as a and b, that is, half the major and minor axes. If the area of an ellipse is 300 pi square units when a = 10 and b = 30 units then what is the constant of proportionality? Give a formula for the area of an ellipse.
解答はこちら
[Reference]
Variation
https://www.openalgebra.com/2012/11/variation.html
Joint and Combined Variation Word Problems
https://www.onlinemathlearning.com/joint-variation.html