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A graph represents a function if and only if every input generates a single output.
Usually x (independent) variable is the input and y (dependent variable) is the output.
When the data on the graph is continuous,it does make sense to connect the points on the graph of 2 related variables.
Go to the Wolfram Alpha site and type the following in the input box: |x|
The picture of the graph is in the related links section.
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When quantities are related this way we say that they are in direct proportion.
a circle graph. is the answer
The graph of the function y(x) = 1/x is a hyperbola.
In a nonlinear graph showing the relationship between two variables where one is related o the second power of he other. This will no be in a straight line, but will curve upward and it is known as direct square proportion.
If it is a straight line through the origin then it represents a direct proportion.
A kind of weird line that is straight.
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Assuming both the scales on the graph are linear (that is to say that the numbers go up evenly) then YES, a graph which shows direct proportion must be a straight line. It must also pass through the origin (0,0). A straight line which does not pass through the origin is NOT showing direct proportion. Duncan