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==Propotionality==
[[File:Proportional variables.svg|thumb|300x300px|The variable ''y'' is directly proportional to the variable ''x'' with proportionality constant ~0.6.]]
[[File:Inverse proportionality function plot.gif|thumb|300x300px|The variable ''y'' is inversely proportional to the variable ''x'' with proportionality constant 1.]]

In mathematics, two varying quantities are said to be in a relation of '''proportionality''', multiplicatively connected to a constant; that is, when either their ratio or their product yields a constant. The value of this constant is called the '''coefficient of proportionality''' or '''proportionality constant'''.
*If the ''ratio'' (<math>\frac{y}{x}</math>) of two variables ({{mvar|x}} and {{mvar|y}}) is equal to a constant (''k'' = <math>\frac{y}{x}</math>), then the variable in the numerator of the ratio ({{mvar|y}}) can be product of the other variable and the constant {{math|1=(''y'' = ''k'' ⋅ ''x'')}}. In this case {{mvar|y}} is said to be ''directly proportional'' to {{mvar|x}} with proportionality constant {{mvar|k}}. Equivalently one may write <math> x = \frac{1}{k}</math>⋅ ''y''; that is, {{mvar|x}} is directly proportional to {{mvar|y}} with proportionality constant <math>\frac{1}{k} = (\frac{x}{y})</math>. If the term ''proportional'' is connected to two variables without further qualification, generally direct proportionality can be assumed.
*If the ''product'' of two variables {{math|(''x'' ⋅ ''y'')}} is equal to a constant {{math|1=(''k'' = ''x'' ⋅ ''y'')}}, then the two are said to be ''inversely proportional'' to each other with the proportionality constant {{mvar|k}}. Equivalently, both variables are directly proportional to the reciprocal of the respective other with proportionality constant {{mvar|k}} (<math>x</math> = ''k'' ⋅ <math>\frac{1}{y}</math> and {{math|1=''y'' = ''k'' ⋅ }}<math>\frac{1}{x} </math>).

If several pairs of variables share the same direct proportionality constant, the equation expressing the equality of these ratios is called a '''proportion''', e.g., <math>\frac{a}{b} = \frac{x}{y} </math> = ⋯ = ''k'' (for details see Ratio).

===Direct proportionality ===
Given two variables ''x'' and ''y'', ''y'' is '''directly proportional''' to ''x'' if there is a non-zero constant ''k'' such that

: <math>y = kx.</math>

The relation is often denoted using the symbols "∝" (not to be confused with the Greek letter alpha) or "~":
: <math>y \propto x,</math>&emsp;or&emsp;<math>y \sim x.</math>

For <math>x \ne 0</math> the '''proportionality constant''' can be expressed as the ratio

: <math> k = \frac{y}{x}.</math>

It is also called the '''constant of variation''' or '''constant of proportionality'''.

A direct proportionality can also be viewed as a linear equation in two variables with a ''y''-intercept of 0 and a slope of ''k''. This corresponds to linear growth.

====Examples====
* If an object travels at a constant speed, then the distance traveled is directly proportional to the time spent traveling, with the speed being the constant of proportionality.
* The circumference of a circle is directly proportional to its diameter, with the constant of proportionality equal to π.
* On a map of a sufficiently small geographical area, drawn to scale distances, the distance between any two points on the map is directly proportional to the beeline distance between the two locations represented by those points; the constant of proportionality is the scale of the map.
* The force, acting on a small object with small mass by a nearby large extended mass due to gravity, is directly proportional to the object's mass; the constant of proportionality between the force and the mass is known as gravitational acceleration.
* The net force acting on an object is proportional to the acceleration of that object with respect to an inertial frame of reference. The constant of proportionality in this, Newton's second law, is the classical mass of the object.

== Licensing ==
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proportionality_(mathematics) Proportionality (mathematics), Wikipedia] under a CC BY-SA license
* [https://courses.lumenlearning.com/ivytech-collegealgebra/chapter/solve-problems-involving-joint-variation/ Joint variation, Lumen Learning] under a CC BY license

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 :Joint variation occurs when a variable varies directly or inversely with multiple variables.
 :For instance, if ''x'' varies directly with both ''y'' and ''z'', we have <math>x = kyz</math>. If x varies directly with ''y'' and inversely with ''z'', we have <math>x=\frac{ky}{z}</math>.
 :Notice that we only use one constant in a joint variation equation.
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 * The force, acting on a small object with small mass by a nearby large extended mass due to gravity, is directly proportional to the object's mass; the constant of proportionality between the force and the mass is known as gravitational acceleration.
 * The net force acting on an object is proportional to the acceleration of that object with respect to an inertial frame of reference. The constant of proportionality in this, Newton's second law, is the classical mass of the object.
 == Licensing ==