Proportionality and Linear Relationships · Number and Algebra

Direct and Inverse Proportions

Investigating how variables change in relation to each other and identifying constants of proportionality.

Key Questions

  1. 1How can we distinguish between a linear relationship and a proportional relationship?
  2. 2Why does the product of variables remain constant in an inverse proportion?
  3. 3In what real world scenarios would a linear model fail to represent the relationship between two quantities?

MOE Syllabus Outcomes

MOE: Ratio and Proportion - S2
Level: Secondary 2
Subject: Mathematics
Unit: Proportionality and Linear Relationships
Period: Number and Algebra

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