What's the independent variable and the dependent variable

What is an independent variable in English?

Independent variables - The values that can be changed or controlled in a given model or equation. They provide the "input" which is modified by the model to change the "output." Dependent variables - The values that result from the independent variables.

What is an independent variable in Mathematics?

An independent variable is a variable that represents a quantity that is being manipulated in an experiment. x is often the variable used to represent the independent variable in an equation.

What is a dependent variable in English?

A dependent variable is a variable whose variations depend on another variable—usually the independent variable.

What is a dependent variable in Mathematics?

The dependent variable is the one that depends on the value of some other number. If, say, y = x+3, then the value y can have depended on what the value of x is. Another way to put it is the dependent variable is the output value and the independent variable is the input value.

step-by-step explanation:

i think something is missing in your question because y-1=(x-12) would not pass through the point (-4,-3). because if you replace x by -4 your are supposed to find y=-3 which is not the case her. if you replace x by -4 you find =-15.

i assume the right equation is y-1=1/4*(x-12) because this one is passing through both your points (if you are interested to know how i found that out i can tell you).

in this equation if i replace x by -4 i find y=-3 and if i replace x by 12, i find y=1 so the line representing this equation is passing through those 2 points.

then the standard form of the equation is finding an expression of y in function of x

y-1=1/4*(x-12)

y=x/4-3+1

y=x/4-2

hope that .

do you confirm there was a mistake in the question?