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In an equation written as y = 3 x - 6, the dependent variable is

Ax
By
Cboth x and y
Dneither x nor y
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. y
1. Section 26.2 explains dependent and independent variables. 2. Here y is written as the subject of the equation. 3. Its value depends on the value chosen for x. 4. So y is the dependent variable. _Source: Selina Concise Mathematics Class 9, Ch 26 Co-ordinate Geometry (Mistral OCR'd PDF), section 26.2_
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