chicklet093
chicklet093 chicklet093
  • 24-04-2015
  • Mathematics
contestada


Assume that y varies inversely as x. If y = -8 when x = -9, find y when x = 4.
y = 18
y = 72
y = 4.5

Respuesta :

olemakpadu
olemakpadu olemakpadu
  • 24-04-2015
y α 1/x

y = k/x  Where k is the constant of proportionality.

xy = k    Cross Multiplying.

k = xy

Recall  y= -8 when x = -9

k = -9 * -8 = 72

Finding y when x = 4.

k = xy

72 = 4y    Divide both sides by 4.

y = 72/4 = 18.

y = 18.
Answer Link

Otras preguntas

solve this equation for x. Round your answer tothe nearest hundredth.7 = ln(X + 6)​
Suzy transferred some files from Mason's laptop for her school project into her flash drive. The drive had 25 megabytes on it before the transfer, and the trans
If two short-term assets offer different interest rates, then investors will move their wealth towards the asset with the lower return. There is no practical di
How do these values change for the second payment? The portion of the payment that is applied to interest declines, while the portion of the payment that is app
3tan x * cos x * cot x =
use the equation 8+x+(-5)=(-4)+x+7
At last year's office party, Kosi got up to sing karaoke, only to find he hadforgotten all the words to the song. He was laughed at by coworkers, and he wasvery
Which statement is true about millimeters and kilometers?
If datums are used as suggested below (A datum on shaft, B datum on face below the head, C datum on the hex flat) and order of precedence is in alphabetic order
Why did rich people call Roosevelt?