Suppose y varies inversely with x and x = 12 when y = 3 what is the equation of the inverse variation?

Cristal Travis

Cristal Travis

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2022-09-03

Suppose y varies inversely with x and x = 12 when y = 3 what is the equation of the inverse variation?

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Javier Mathis

Javier Mathis

Beginner2022-09-04Added 7 answers

C = x  y = 12  3 = 36 
So the equation is:
x  y = C  x  y = 36  y = 36 x 
graph{36/x [-58.5, 58.6, -29.2, 29.32]}
In order to obtain the constant C, you multiply the two.

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