👉 The term "equipendent" refers to an equation where one variable is directly proportional to another without a constant of proportionality. This means that as one variable increases, the other variable decreases or vice versa. For example, in the equation y = 2x + 3, when x increases by 1 (from 0), y decreases by 1 (from 4). Similarly, in the equation y = x^2 - 5, when y increases by 1 (from