ANSWER: Given the equation, it is not a direct variation because when we solve for y = x - 2, it equals y = x - 2. Y doesn't directly vary with x. If we solve using the Quadratic Constant of Variation, y = x - 2 cannot be written as y = kx^2, so y doesn't directly vary with x^2. If we solve for the Constant of Variation, we are unable to solve it. Therefore, the given equation is not a direct variation. However, there is one possible solution if we solve for the Equation of Variation, which gives us k = y/xz^2, but it isn't the Constant of Variation.
