We often use functions to model or represent situations and relationships. These representations can be as equations, graphs, tables, or even verbal descriptions. What does it mean to “represent” something? In what other situations have you heard that term used, and how was its meaning in those situations similar to its usage in algebra?

To represent is to basically say how we can express it/how can we show it. IT is similar to its usage in algebra because there, it showed how they all have this similarity where you just have to express/show

answer:   rlly

step-by-step explanation:

the direct variation says that:

then the equation is of the form is given by:

            where k is the constant variation.

from the given table:

consider any value of x and m(x)=y

x = 2 and m(x)=y = 3

substitute these value in [1]; we have;

divide both sides by 2 we get;

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check:

put x = -1 and m(x) = -1.5

substitute in the equation:

-1.5 = -1.5                   true

therefore, the function m(x) represents a direct variation

graph of this function as shown below: