Question

If the equation provided is y = 10*x + 5, identify the independent variable.

Answer 1

Answer:  The required independent variable is x.

Step-by-step explanation:  We are given to identify the independent variable in the following linear equation with two unknown variables x and  y :

$y=10x+5~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~(i)$

We know that

an independent variable is one whose value does not depend on the value of any other variable.

In the given equation (i), since the value of y depends completely on x and the value of x does not depend on y, so

the independent variable will be x.

Thus, the required independent variable is x.