What are Inverse Variation Equations?

Answer 1

The statement " y varies inversely as x means that when x increases, y decreases by the same factor.In other words, the expression xy is constant:

xy = k

where k is the constant of variation.
We can also express the relationship between x and yas:

y = k / x

where k is the constant of variation.

Example 1: If y varies inversely as x , and y = 6 when x = , write an equation describing this inverse variation.

k = (6) = 8
xy = 8 or y = 8 / Z

That's an example of an inverse variation!

Example 2: If y varies inversely as x , and the constant of variation is k = , what is y when x = 10 ?

xy =
10y =
y = × = × =

k is constant. Thus, given any two points ( x 1, y 1 ) and ( x 2, y 2 ) which satisfy the inverse variation, x 1 y 1 = k and x 2 y 2 = k . Consequently, x 1 y 1 = x 2 y 2 for any two points that satisfy the inverse variation.

Example 3: If y varies inversely as x , and y = 10 when x = 6 , then what is y when x = 15 ?

x 1 y 1 = x 2 y 2
6(10) = 15y
60 = 15y
y = 4
Thus, when x = 6 , y = 4 .

Hope I helped!