CBSE Class 8 Maths Notes for Chapter 13 Direct and Inverse Proportions CHAPTER 13 DIRECT AND INVERSE PROPORTIONS DIRECT PROPORTIONx and y are said to be in direct proportion if x/y = k or x = ky. If x and y are in direct proportion, x1/y1=x2/y2 INVERSE PROPORTIONx and y are said to be in inverse proportion if xy=k.